Insurance and Finance - General Knowledge Questions

A)
49%
B)
74%
C)
80%
D)
100%

Correct Answer :   74%

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in insurance from 49% to 74%. Tabling the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said, “We propose to amend the Insurance Act, 1938 and will launch a new investor charter for investor protection.

A)
ICICI Prudential
B)
New India Assurance
C)
General Insurance Corporation
D)
Life Insurance Corporation Of India

Correct Answer :   Life Insurance Corporation Of India

A)
50%
B)
62%
C)
74%
D)
100%

Correct Answer :   74%

A)
1998
B)
2000
C)
2001
D)
2003

Correct Answer :   2000

A)
Insurance
B)
Agriculture
C)
Fisheries
D)
Gambling

Correct Answer :   Insurance

A)
1888
B)
1970
C)
1999
D)
2004

Correct Answer :   1999

It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, an Act of Parliament passed by the Government of India.

A)
Annuity Value
B)
Paid up value
C)
Lapse Value
D)
Surrendered value

Correct Answer :   Surrendered value

Surrender value is the amount the policy holder will get from the insurance company if he exits the policy before maturity, but after payment of premium for full 3 years. So if a person has payed premium for 3 years, he can opt out of the policy and get the money proportionally (it will obviously be less than that he would have got at maturity)

A)
Mumbai
B)
Bengaluru
C)
Gurgaon
D)
New Delhi

Correct Answer :   Mumbai

A)
Chennai
B)
Mumbai
C)
Gurgaon
D)
Bengaluru

Correct Answer :   Mumbai

A)
Gurgaon
B)
Lucknow
C)
New Delhi
D)
Mumbai

Correct Answer :   Mumbai