Dilemma of clearing the IRDA exam

My tension was getting bigger and bigger as the day of IRDA exam was approaching. It was told to us that if we were not able to clear the exam, we would be sacked from the bank. Whenever I used to see an insurance person, a sudden sense of respect came into my mind. That time they were the most intelligent people for me and I used to think that if they are able to sell insurance products, why these people don’t write CAT and get admission in IIMs. Finally I thought it was better to asked from a salesperson himself and get a way to clear the exam. I called my home and asked my father if he knew any insurance agent. He gave me a contact No of an insurance guy. Loaded with many questions, I called the insurance agent and introduced myself. After listening to my query, he tried to pretend himself as the most intelligent man in the planet and I had to accept it as he was an IRDA certified. After giving some useless thoughts like one needs to work hard to clear the exam, He shown me the exact and simple way to clear the exam. He asked me if a book was given to me from IRDA. I said yes, thinking that now he would ask me to read the book which I found impossible. But he surprised me by saying that there is no need to read the book and that was the happiest line I heard in those recent months. He told me that there would be some objective questions at the end of the book. It would be sufficient to memorize those objective questions and that would be enough to clear the exam . After chatting with the insurance person, I felt more relaxed and thought that I would read the book along with the objective questions . well… I am always known for better planning. Without being realized , how come all the days passed in completing my first priority ( visiting the Bangalore) , the night which we call dark night appeared i.e. the night before the exam and you are supposed to do everything in that night . I took the book at 10 pm ( of course after dinner) and divided 10 chapters for 10 hours . Everything was running smooth till 11 before I realized that even spending one hour of my precious time of my life, I was still on page no 1. I was not able to understand a single word and I gave up finally . I knew I wont be able to complete the book. I left the plan of reading whole book and thought of having a round of my cluster .I found that everyone was reading the book, which encouraged me to read the book again. So I returned to my room and picked up the book again, but without being realized when I got slept, I woke up at 7. 30 in the morning. Exam was at 10. By that time the idea of reading the whole book was gone and I found myself helpless. Suddenly I thought of implementing the idea of insurance agent. I turned down all the pages and finally found 100 questions at the end of the book. Without having any option , I started mugging up the answer . Everything was done by 9 . I rushed to my exam –centre and after one hour, I found myself sitting in front of a computer screen without knowing anything .