PA APPRAISER NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,PA APPRAISER NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the number of business days you have per Act 361 to inspect a vehicle? - correct answer6
How many days after an inspection should a total loss be offered to the owner? - correct answer5
Aftermarket parts can only be used when? - correct answerThe parts are listed and coded in the
estimate
Aftermarket - correct answerNonoriginal equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) replacement part, either
new or used, for any of the nonmechanical parts that generally constitute the exterior of the motor
vehicle, including inner and outer panels.
What is the duty of the claimant after the loss? - correct answerProvide a date, time and facts of the loss
True or False: Appraisals should always be signed by the appraiser? - correct answerTrue
Betterment - correct answerThe act or process of improving something. When a part is used on a car
that makes the car more valuable than it was prior to the loss.
Which would be an example of an additional interest to the policy? - correct answerLienholder
Which is not a peril in reference to auto insurance? - correct answerWind/hail is not a peril (fire, theft
and collision are perils)
Peril - correct answerSomething that may cause injury, harm or loss.
An appraiser's license shall expire annually at midnight on this day? - correct answerJune 30
Who determines the amount of damage to the vehicle? - correct answerAppraiser
, PA APPRAISER NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does an adjuster do? - correct answerA natural person in this Commonwealth who makes
appraisals of motor vehicle physical damage.
If your appraiser's license is expired more than 60 days, what do you have to do? - correct answerRe-
take test
Which one of the following components is NOT considered part of the vehicle's front end?
a) Grille
b) Fenders
c) Floor Pan
d) Hood - correct answerc) Floor Pan
Which one of the following lists the three components that make up the front end sheet metal of an
auto?
a) Grille, hood and fenders
b) Grille, hood and headlamps
c) Fender skirt, fender outer panel and strut tower
d) Moldings, ornamentation and grille - correct answera) Grille, hood and fenders
Which one of the following answer choices lists the two components that are part of a hood's lock
assembly?
a) Release cable and support rod
b) Pop-up spring and release cable
c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
d) Pop-up spring and hinges - correct answerc) Pop-up spring and safety catch
What type of headlamp features a lens that is specifically designed for the auto model and contoured to
its requirements for improved aerodynamics?
a) Sealed composite
,PA APPRAISER NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the number of business days you have per Act 361 to inspect a vehicle? - correct answer6
How many days after an inspection should a total loss be offered to the owner? - correct answer5
Aftermarket parts can only be used when? - correct answerThe parts are listed and coded in the
estimate
Aftermarket - correct answerNonoriginal equipment manufacturer (non-OEM) replacement part, either
new or used, for any of the nonmechanical parts that generally constitute the exterior of the motor
vehicle, including inner and outer panels.
What is the duty of the claimant after the loss? - correct answerProvide a date, time and facts of the loss
True or False: Appraisals should always be signed by the appraiser? - correct answerTrue
Betterment - correct answerThe act or process of improving something. When a part is used on a car
that makes the car more valuable than it was prior to the loss.
Which would be an example of an additional interest to the policy? - correct answerLienholder
Which is not a peril in reference to auto insurance? - correct answerWind/hail is not a peril (fire, theft
and collision are perils)
Peril - correct answerSomething that may cause injury, harm or loss.
An appraiser's license shall expire annually at midnight on this day? - correct answerJune 30
Who determines the amount of damage to the vehicle? - correct answerAppraiser
, PA APPRAISER NEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What does an adjuster do? - correct answerA natural person in this Commonwealth who makes
appraisals of motor vehicle physical damage.
If your appraiser's license is expired more than 60 days, what do you have to do? - correct answerRe-
take test
Which one of the following components is NOT considered part of the vehicle's front end?
a) Grille
b) Fenders
c) Floor Pan
d) Hood - correct answerc) Floor Pan
Which one of the following lists the three components that make up the front end sheet metal of an
auto?
a) Grille, hood and fenders
b) Grille, hood and headlamps
c) Fender skirt, fender outer panel and strut tower
d) Moldings, ornamentation and grille - correct answera) Grille, hood and fenders
Which one of the following answer choices lists the two components that are part of a hood's lock
assembly?
a) Release cable and support rod
b) Pop-up spring and release cable
c) Pop-up spring and safety catch
d) Pop-up spring and hinges - correct answerc) Pop-up spring and safety catch
What type of headlamp features a lens that is specifically designed for the auto model and contoured to
its requirements for improved aerodynamics?
a) Sealed composite
