JAMB Commerce Past Questions & Answers - Page 40

196.

Use the above table to answer this question

What insurance principle has Mr P Violated if he decides to overstate the actual value of his property?

A.

Indemnity

B.

Insurable interest

C.

Uberrimae fidei

D.

Subrogation

Correct answer is C

Uberrimae fidei means utmost good faith. This is an insurance principle used in insurance contracts, legally obliging all parties to reveal to the others any information that might influence the others' decision to enter into the contract. If Mr P over valued his property, that means he wasn't honest and have violated the principle of utmost good faith,

197.

Use the table above to answer this question

If Mr. N takes a fire insurance policy with average clause, his compensation will be

A.

N 5000

B.

N 7, 500

C.

N 70, 000

D.

N 75, 000

Correct answer is B

Average clause: A clause in a policy requiring that, where assets are insured for less than their full value, the insured is required to bear a proportion of any loss.

The actual amount of claim is determined by the formula:

Claim = Loss Suffered x Insured Value/Total Cost

30,000 x 25,000 = 750,000000
750,000000 /100,000 = 7,500

198.

The difference between indemnity insurance and non-indemnity insurance is that the latter provides

A.

cover for exporters against risks

B.

cover for importers against risks

C.

full payment to the insured

D.

consolation payment to the insured

Correct answer is D

Non-indemnity insurance tends to cover things with no real replacement value.

Indemnity means that the insured is entitled to a specific amount of compensation for a loss that is tied to a replacement, reimbursement, or fair-market value

199.

A computer accessory through which information can be retrieved is the

A.

hard disk

B.

input device

C.

control unit

D.

floppy disk

Correct answer is D

floppy disk; a flexible removable magnetic disk (typically encased in a hard plastic shell) for storing data.

200.

Dealing in quoted securities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange is restricted to authorized

A.

companies

B.

brokers

C.

investors

D.

principals

Correct answer is B

 A quoted security is a marketable security in a class of marketable securities listed for quotation on a stock market of a securities exchange. Itn the NSE it is stock brokers that deal on such securities.