CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of FBR concerning this mandate area: facilitate taxpayers and promote voluntary tax compliance?
A. support satellite communications and national space infrastructure
B. coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
C. facilitate taxpayers and promote voluntary tax compliance
D. license regulated natural-gas activities
Correct Answer: C
FBR's mandate includes the responsibility to facilitate taxpayers and promote voluntary tax compliance.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
An examination question about the responsibility to “support federal revenue policy implementation and revenue collection” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of FBR's mandate.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which of the following is correctly associated with FBR when the examination focus is “IRIS e-filing and tax administration system”?
A. consumer complaint mechanism
B. multi-hazard contingency planning
C. IRIS e-filing and tax administration system
D. LNG licensing and regulation
Correct Answer: C
IRIS e-filing and tax administration system is directly associated with FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which organization is most directly associated with “Active Taxpayer List (ATL)”?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
Active Taxpayer List (ATL) belongs to or is administered/regulated by FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
The Pakistani institution associated with “Pakistan Customs WeBOC system” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Quetta
C. Islamabad
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan Customs WeBOC system is associated with FBR, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE FBR's core mandate in a question involving “issue CNICs”?
A. issue CNICs
B. administer federal sales tax and federal excise duties
C. facilitate taxpayers and promote voluntary tax compliance
D. administer income tax through Inland Revenue
Correct Answer: A
Issue cnics is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. FBR — Rashid Mahmood Langrial
B. FBR — Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
C. FBR — Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan
D. FBR — Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmed
Correct Answer: A
As of 2026-08-19, Rashid Mahmood Langrial heads FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which of the following is correctly associated with FBR when the examination focus is “Pakistan Customs clearance and enforcement services”?
A. PAEC cancer hospitals and nuclear-medicine centres
B. oil marketing company regulation
C. regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions
D. Pakistan Customs clearance and enforcement services
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan Customs clearance and enforcement services is directly associated with FBR.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
In which year/date did this FBR milestone occur: Revenue Division was abolished in January 1995.
A. 2002
B. 1961
C. 1995
D. 1997
Correct Answer: C
Revenue Division was abolished in January 1995.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
In which year/date did this FBR milestone occur: Rashid Mahmood Langrial assumed office as Chairman FBR on 8 August 2024.
A. 2024
B. 1984
C. 1999
D. 1956
Correct Answer: A
Rashid Mahmood Langrial assumed office as Chairman FBR on 8 August 2024.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
What is the full form of FBR?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
C. Federal Board of Revenue
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Correct Answer: C
FBR stands for Federal Board of Revenue.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which of the following is correctly associated with FBR when the examination focus is “taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes”?
A. Character Building Societies and awareness activities
B. taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes
C. National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS)
D. PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad
Correct Answer: B
taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes is directly associated with FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
For exam preparation, “Pakistan Customs clearance and enforcement services” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan Customs clearance and enforcement services is a high-yield sub-area of FBR.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
For exam preparation, “Active Taxpayer List (ATL)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: B
Active Taxpayer List (ATL) is a high-yield sub-area of FBR.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which legal framework most directly underpins FBR when it performs the responsibility “support federal revenue policy implementation and revenue collection”?
A. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
Correct Answer: D
FBR performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which headquarters pairing is correct?
A. FBR — Karachi
B. FBR — Lahore
C. FBR — Peshawar
D. FBR — Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
FBR is headquartered in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Which description best fits the institutional position of FBR?
A. Federal accountability framework
B. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
C. Federal disaster-management system
D. Revenue Division, Government of Pakistan
Correct Answer: D
FBR operates within the Revenue Division, Government of Pakistan.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
What does ATL mean in the FBR context?
A. Automated Telecom List
B. Active Taxpayer List
C. Authority Tariff Ledger
D. Annual Trade Licence
Correct Answer: B
ATL is the Active Taxpayer List.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
The Pakistani institution associated with “taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Lahore
B. Multan
C. Peshawar
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
taxpayer registration and National Tax Number processes is associated with FBR, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
For exam preparation, “digital invoicing initiatives” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: D
digital invoicing initiatives is a high-yield sub-area of FBR.