CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The sixth NFC was reconstituted in:
A. 2000
B. 2003
C. 2006
D. 2005
Correct Answer: B
It was reconstituted on 13 November 2003.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The sixth NFC was first constituted in:
A. 1997
B. 2000
C. 2005
D. 2003
Correct Answer: B
The sixth NFC was constituted on 22 July 2000.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 1997 resource-distribution arrangement was implemented through:
A. Presidential Order No. 5 of 2010
B. Presidential Order No. 1 of 2006
C. Presidential Order No. 1 of 1997
D. Finance Act 1990 only
Correct Answer: C
The fifth NFC recommendations were implemented through Presidential Order No. 1 of 1997.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The fifth NFC was reconstituted in:
A. 1996
B. 2000
C. 1995
D. 1997
Correct Answer: A
It was reconstituted on 10 December 1996.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The fifth NFC was initially constituted in:
A. 1996
B. 1995
C. 1990
D. 2000
Correct Answer: B
The fifth NFC was constituted in July 1995 and later reconstituted.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The recommendations of the fourth NFC were finalized in:
A. 1990
B. 1997
C. 1995
D. 1991
Correct Answer: D
Recommendations were finalized on 9 April 1991 and implemented from July 1991.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The fourth NFC was constituted in:
A. 1995
B. 1991
C. 1985
D. 1990
Correct Answer: D
The fourth NFC was constituted on 23 July 1990.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
How many meetings did the 1985 NFC reportedly hold without finalizing recommendations?
A. Eleven
B. Nine
C. Five
D. Fifteen
Correct Answer: B
The official report records nine meetings but no finalized recommendations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The third NFC was constituted in:
A. 1979
B. 1990
C. 1985
D. 1995
Correct Answer: C
The third Commission was constituted on 25 July 1985.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The 1979 NFC failed to announce an Award mainly because of:
A. A judicial dissolution
B. Absence of a Constitution
C. Lack of consensus
D. No provincial membership
Correct Answer: C
The second NFC did not finalize recommendations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The second NFC was constituted in:
A. 1974
B. 1990
C. 1979
D. 1985
Correct Answer: C
The second NFC was constituted on 11 February 1979.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The first post-1973 NFC Award is associated with:
A. 1985
B. 1991
C. 1974
D. 1979
Correct Answer: C
The first NFC under the 1973 Constitution produced the 1974 Award.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The first NFC under the 1973 Constitution was constituted on:
A. 25 July 1985
B. 11 February 1979
C. 9 February 1974
D. 23 July 1990
Correct Answer: C
The official Seventh NFC report records constitution of the first post-1973 NFC on 9 February 1974.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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The 1970 revenue-sharing arrangement was framed before the adoption of the Constitution of:
A. 1985
B. 1973
C. 1962
D. 1956
Correct Answer: B
The 1970 arrangement preceded the current constitutional NFC framework established in 1973.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which sequence correctly orders the pre-1973 revenue-sharing awards?
A. 1951, 1961, 1964, 1970
B. 1961, 1951, 1970, 1964
C. 1951, 1964, 1961, 1974
D. 1947, 1955, 1962, 1973
Correct Answer: A
The commonly cited sequence is Raisman 1951, then awards of 1961, 1964, and 1970.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The Raisman Award is associated with the year:
A. 1951
B. 1947
C. 1961
D. 1970
Correct Answer: A
Official NFC historical material identifies the first award as the Raisman Award of 1951.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Pakistan's first post-independence revenue-sharing arrangement is commonly known as the:
A. Seventh NFC Award
B. Raisman Award
C. Niemeyer Award
D. One Unit Award
Correct Answer: B
The first post-independence revenue-sharing award is commonly identified as the Raisman Award of 1951.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Population was the sole horizontal distribution criterion in several earlier post-1973 Awards before the Seventh Award introduced:
A. No criteria
B. Area alone
C. Multiple criteria
D. Equal provincial shares
Correct Answer: C
The Seventh Award moved from population alone to a composite formula.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which statement best distinguishes the NFC from the CCI?
A. Both are courts
B. NFC recommends fiscal sharing; CCI manages common policy and Part II institutions
C. NFC regulates railways; CCI allocates income tax
D. CCI is subordinate to NFC
Correct Answer: B
NFC is a fiscal-distribution commission, while CCI is a permanent intergovernmental policy institution.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which institution determines the rate of net hydel profits payable under Article 161?
A. Federal Board of Revenue
B. National Finance Commission
C. State Bank of Pakistan
D. Council of Common Interests
Correct Answer: D
The rate is determined by the CCI, showing an institutional link between fiscal federalism and the CCI.