CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 1991 Award added excise duties on tobacco/manufactures and:
A. Petroleum only
B. Sugar
C. Motor vehicles
D. Agricultural land
Correct Answer: B
Excise duty on sugar was among the additions to the divisible pool.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which taxes formed the core divisible pool of the 1974 Award?
A. Customs duties only
B. Income tax, sales tax and export duty on cotton
C. Agricultural income tax and property tax
D. Sales tax on services only
Correct Answer: B
The 1974 pool centered on income tax, sales tax, and export duty on cotton.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Balochistan's horizontal share under the 1974 NFC Award was:
A. 9.09%
B. 3.86%
C. 4.50%
D. 5.30%
Correct Answer: B
Balochistan received 3.86 percent of the provincial share under the 1974 Award.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
NWFP's horizontal share under the 1974 NFC Award was:
A. 13.39%
B. 13.54%
C. 15.50%
D. 14.62%
Correct Answer: A
The 1974 Award allocated 13.39 percent to NWFP.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Sindh's horizontal share under the 1974 NFC Award was:
A. 23.28%
B. 23.50%
C. 24.55%
D. 22.50%
Correct Answer: D
Sindh's 1974 share was 22.50 percent.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Punjab's horizontal share under the 1974 NFC Award was:
A. 60.25%
B. 51.74%
C. 57.88%
D. 56.50%
Correct Answer: A
The official historical table assigns Punjab 60.25 percent of the provincial share.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which criterion was used for horizontal distribution under the 1974 NFC Award?
A. Revenue generation
B. Area
C. Population
D. Inverse population density
Correct Answer: C
The 1974 Award distributed provincial shares on a population basis.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Under the 1974 NFC Award, the collective provincial share of the divisible pool was:
A. 60%
B. 57.5%
C. 80%
D. 37.5%
Correct Answer: C
The 1974 Award assigned 80 percent of the divisible pool to the Provinces.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
A technical subgroup of the Eleventh NFC was specifically proposed for:
A. Judicial appointments
B. Former FATA / Newly Merged Districts and their divisible-pool share
C. Election delimitation
D. Railway privatization only
Correct Answer: B
The inaugural meeting agreed to establish a subgroup on the merged districts and their fiscal share.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which Commission's term expired in July 2025 before constitution of the Eleventh NFC?
A. Tenth NFC
B. Ninth NFC
C. Sixth NFC
D. Seventh NFC
Correct Answer: A
The Tenth NFC's term expired in July 2025 and the Eleventh Commission was subsequently notified.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The inaugural meeting of the Eleventh NFC was held on:
A. 28 April 2025
B. 4 December 2025
C. 1 July 2026
D. 30 December 2009
Correct Answer: B
The Finance Division records the inaugural meeting on 4 December 2025.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The Eleventh NFC was notified in:
A. July 2020
B. August 2025
C. December 2009
D. January 2026
Correct Answer: B
The Eleventh NFC was notified in August 2025 after expiry of the Tenth Commission's term.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
As of 31 July 2026, which NFC Award remains the operative basis of federal-provincial tax distribution?
A. Tenth NFC Award
B. Fifth NFC Award
C. Seventh NFC Award
D. Eleventh NFC Award
Correct Answer: C
Official fiscal documents for FY 2026-27 continue to use the Seventh Award's distribution order.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 2010 distribution order was later amended by:
A. Presidential Order No. 6 of 2015
B. Presidential Order No. 8 of 1983
C. Presidential Order No. 1 of 2006
D. Presidential Order No. 1 of 1991
Correct Answer: A
Current federal budget documents refer to President's Order No. 5 of 2010 as amended by Order No. 6 of 2015.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The current resource-distribution order underlying the Seventh Award is principally:
A. Presidential Order No. 1 of 2006
B. Presidential Order No. 5 of 2010
C. Presidential Order No. 2 of 1975
D. Presidential Order No. 1 of 1997
Correct Answer: B
The Seventh Award was given legal effect through the Distribution of Revenues and Grants-in-Aid Order, 2010.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The Seventh NFC Award became effective from:
A. 1 January 2011
B. 30 December 2009
C. 1 July 2009
D. 1 July 2010
Correct Answer: D
The Award took effect from the beginning of fiscal year 2010-11.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The Seventh NFC Award was signed on:
A. 4 December 2025
B. 30 December 2009
C. 24 July 2009
D. 1 July 2010
Correct Answer: B
The consensus award was signed on 30 December 2009.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The seventh NFC was reconstituted for successful negotiations in:
A. 2009
B. 2006
C. 2005
D. 2010
Correct Answer: A
It was reconstituted on 24 July 2009 and reached consensus.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The seventh NFC was initially set up in:
A. 2009
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2000
Correct Answer: B
The seventh NFC was first set up on 21 July 2005.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The sixth NFC ultimately failed to produce a consensus Award, leading to the interim arrangement of:
A. 2006
B. 2005
C. 2009
D. 2010
Correct Answer: A
After lack of consensus, a Presidential Order was issued in 2006.