What can be considered as "Home ties" for a UK Standard Visitor visa (PLAB)?

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Home ties cannot be conjured out of thin air. They either exist or, as seems to be the case for you, they do not. A magical set of words for the application form is wishful thinking.

Does an affidavit that I am his only son and heir to all that bla bla bla, serve the purpose?

Not really. First of all if in your father's name there is already (I take it) somebody local to manage the property – your presence is not necessary. Even if you were to inherit it tomorrow you might sell it at the earliest opportunity so it would not demand your attention on site. Affidavits hold no weight at all and they routinely discount and ignore them. If your father has a history of supporting you, then emphasis this part of your application.

Can they be used as an indicator of some kind of active Indian society member thingy?

No, life insurance policies prove nothing. Including them shows the ECO that you did not read the guidance.

I am unmarried but do intend to show my parents as family ties.

That won't help much either – they seem to have managed without you during your medical studies ("China (6-7 years)").

I have also traveled to a few countries like Russia, Thailand, Philippines, HK, Macau etc etc (though not a single Western country).

Crossing borders and then behaving yourself is a good sign. A history of travel performance is a huge benefit, the benefit grows exponentially if the history shows travel to the affluent Commonwealth or the EEA or North America.

Otherwise what you are looking for is some compelling reason or reasons why it is imperative you must return to India after sitting PLAB2. What these might be, if they exist, depend upon your specific circumstances and we don't know enough about those to extract from them what you yourself seem unable to.

You have already considered all the most common: Family, Job, Property, marriage and Indian society thingy. Maybe there just is nothing exerting a pull to return you to India. Not to say any application you make is sure to fail, but it does seem likely to reduce your chances of being granted a visa. Perhaps defer applying until you do have a job - even perhaps by then be married, or at least have been in India long enough to have set down roots there as an adult.

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