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Which of the following best describes an Annuity?

Practice question from NISM Series XB- Investment Adviser (Level 2) Mock Test 6 — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. A

    Monthly home mortgage loan payments of fixed or variable amounts to repay the loan with interest

  2. A fixed or variable stream of payments received for a specified period in lieu of a lump sum payment

    Correct answer

  3. C

    A variable amount deposited in a bank account whenever available with the depositor

  4. D

    An amount invested systematically over a period of time to accumulate the required corpus

Why this is the answer

An annuity involves receiving a series of regular payments—fixed or variable—over a defined period, providing income stability instead of lump sum disbursement.

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