CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Net profits from a hydro-electric station are paid to:
A. The Federal Government only
B. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
C. All Provinces equally
D. The Province where the station is situated
Correct Answer: D
Article 161 provides for payment of net hydel profits to the Province in which the station is located.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Excise duty on oil levied at the well-head is paid to:
A. All Provinces by population
B. The producing Province
C. The CCI Secretariat
D. The Federation only
Correct Answer: B
Article 161 provides for payment to the Province where the oil well-head is situated.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Natural-gas excise duty and royalty at the well-head are paid to:
A. The Province in which the well-head is situated
B. The Federation exclusively
C. The nearest district council
D. All Provinces equally
Correct Answer: A
Article 161 assigns these receipts to the producing Province.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which Article deals with provincial receipts from natural gas, oil and net hydel profits?
A. Article 153
B. Article 162
C. Article 155
D. Article 161
Correct Answer: D
Article 161 complements the NFC framework through specified straight-transfer provisions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
NFC grants-in-aid made under Article 160(7) are:
A. Charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund
B. Part of provincial property tax
C. Paid from foreign exchange reserves automatically
D. Voted only by a district council
Correct Answer: A
The constitutional provision treats these grants as charged expenditure.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The President may make grants-in-aid to Provinces from the:
A. Federal Consolidated Fund
B. State Bank reserves only
C. National Assembly secretariat
D. Provincial Consolidated Funds only
Correct Answer: A
Article 160(7) authorizes grants-in-aid charged on the Federal Consolidated Fund.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Before an NFC Presidential Order is made, the President may make interim changes by:
A. Amending or modifying the law relating to distribution
B. Amending the Constitution alone
C. Suspending all provincial taxes
D. Dissolving the NFC
Correct Answer: A
Article 160(6) permits interim amendments or modifications to distribution law before an Order is made.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
NFC recommendations and an explanatory memorandum must be laid before:
A. Only the National Assembly
B. Both Houses of Parliament and Provincial Assemblies
C. Only the President
D. Only the Senate
Correct Answer: B
Article 160(5) requires legislative presentation at federal and provincial levels.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The provincial share paid under an NFC Presidential Order forms part of:
A. The Public Account of a district only
B. The Supreme Court budget
C. Neither the Federal Consolidated Fund nor federal retained revenue
D. The Federal Consolidated Fund permanently
Correct Answer: C
The Constitution states that the provincial share does not form part of the Federal Consolidated Fund.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
After receiving NFC recommendations, the President gives effect to distribution through a:
A. Presidential Order
B. Money bill only
C. Supreme Court judgment
D. Provincial ordinance
Correct Answer: A
Article 160(4) authorizes the President to specify provincial shares by Order.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Biannual NFC implementation reports must be laid before:
A. Supreme Court
B. Both Houses of Parliament and Provincial Assemblies
C. Senate only
D. National Assembly only
Correct Answer: B
Article 160(3B) requires reports to be placed before federal and provincial legislatures.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Implementation of an NFC Award must be monitored by Federal and Provincial Finance Ministers:
A. Once per decade
B. Every five years only
C. Monthly
D. Biannually
Correct Answer: D
Article 160(3B) requires biannual monitoring.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Article 160(3A) was inserted through the:
A. Seventeenth Amendment
B. Eighteenth Amendment
C. Eighth Amendment
D. Twenty-fifth Amendment
Correct Answer: B
The Eighteenth Amendment constitutionalized the non-reduction safeguard.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Under Article 160(3A), the provincial share in a new NFC Award cannot be:
A. Based on more than one criterion
B. Higher than the previous Award
C. Lower than the previous Award
D. Equal among all Provinces
Correct Answer: C
Article 160(3A) protects Provinces against a reduction in their collective share from the previous Award.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Duties of excise specified by the President may form part of:
A. Local tolls only
B. Judicial fees
C. The divisible pool considered by the NFC
D. Provincial property tax only
Correct Answer: C
Specified excise duties may be included under Article 160.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Export duties on which commodity are expressly mentioned in Article 160?
A. Tea
B. Wheat
C. Cotton
D. Rice
Correct Answer: C
Article 160 expressly mentions export duties on cotton and other duties specified by the President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Article 160 includes taxes on the sales and purchases of:
A. Immovable property only
B. Agricultural land only
C. Goods
D. Professional services only
Correct Answer: C
The constitutional list includes taxes on sales and purchases of goods.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Income representing remuneration paid out of the Federal Consolidated Fund is:
A. A provincial sales tax
B. A customs duty
C. Always part of the divisible pool
D. Excluded from the Article 160 income-tax category
Correct Answer: D
The constitutional wording excludes income tax on remuneration paid out of the Federal Consolidated Fund.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
Which tax is included in the constitutional divisible-pool category described in Article 160?
A. Taxes on income
B. Provincial agricultural income tax
C. Motor vehicle tax
D. Urban immovable property tax
Correct Answer: A
Article 160 includes taxes on income, subject to the constitutional exception.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Council of Common Interest & NFC Award
The President may refer to the NFC:
A. Any judicial appointment
B. Any other financial matter
C. Any criminal appeal
D. Any election petition
Correct Answer: B
Article 160 allows the President to refer other financial matters to the Commission.