CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to formulate and coordinate higher-education policy. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: modernize tax administration through digital systems and risk-based controls
B. HEC: formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
C. HEC: promote space education, training and human-resource development
D. HEC: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
Correct Answer: B
The task matches HEC's mandate to formulate and coordinate higher-education policy.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
In which year/date did this HEC milestone occur: The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
A. 1924
B. 1958
C. 1974
D. 2000
Correct Answer: C
The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: administer national and international scholarship programmes?
A. administer income tax through Inland Revenue
B. develop and transfer technologies, processes and products
C. develop and operate national satellite programmes
D. administer national and international scholarship programmes
Correct Answer: D
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to administer national and international scholarship programmes.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. HEC — Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
B. HEC — Muhammad Yousaf Khan
C. HEC — Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
D. HEC — Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
Correct Answer: D
As of 2026-08-19, Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar heads HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “Which body did HEC replace as Pakistan's apex higher-education institution?”
A. National Disaster Management Authority
B. University Grants Commission (UGC)
C. Federal Board of Revenue
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Correct Answer: B
HEC replaced the UGC framework in 2002.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)”?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: B
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
B. HEC: support civil-registration and family-record services
C. HEC: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
D. HEC: issue national identity cards
Correct Answer: A
The task matches HEC's mandate to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which event is correctly associated with HEC and the year/date 2026?
A. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar served as Chairman HEC during 2026.
B. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
C. The catastrophic Kashmir earthquake accelerated the development of Pakistan's modern disaster-management system.
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
Correct Answer: A
Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar served as Chairman HEC during 2026.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks?
A. support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
B. conduct public awareness activities against corruption
C. recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law
D. build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime
Correct Answer: A
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “Which area is outside HEC's primary mandate?”
A. Research funding
B. University quality assurance
C. Degree recognition
D. Regulation of school boards and matriculation examinations
Correct Answer: D
HEC focuses on higher education, not routine school-board regulation.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
The Pakistani institution associated with “faculty development programmes” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Karachi
B. Islamabad
C. Peshawar
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
faculty development programmes is associated with HEC, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
When was HEC established or created in its modern form?
A. 1924
B. 2026
C. 2000
D. 2002
Correct Answer: D
HEC traces its establishment/modern creation to 2002.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal instrument is the principal statutory basis associated with HEC?
A. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
B. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
Correct Answer: C
The principal legal basis is Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
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Which organization is most directly associated with “degree attestation and verification”?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
degree attestation and verification belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
For exam preparation, “faculty development programmes” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
faculty development programmes is a high-yield sub-area of HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “fund and promote university research and innovation” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
As of 2026-08-19, who heads HEC?
A. Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
B. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
C. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
D. Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd)
Correct Answer: B
As verified for 2026-08-19, Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar heads HEC. Leadership is time-sensitive.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the lega?
A. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
B. develop geospatial and GIS applications
C. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
D. develop and administer the national telecommunication numbering framework
Correct Answer: C
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: fund and promote university research and innovation?
A. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
B. fund and promote university research and innovation
C. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
D. regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
Correct Answer: B
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to fund and promote university research and innovation.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)”?
A. electric-power market and code oversight
B. LPG licensing and regulation
C. Pakistan Origin Card (POC)
D. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Correct Answer: D
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) is directly associated with HEC.