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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement best describes the origin of HEC?
A. Established in 1956 to develop peaceful applications of atomic energy and nuclear science
B. Created under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
C. Established in 2002 as the successor to the University Grants Commission (UGC)
D. Developed after the 2005 earthquake; NDMA was established under the 2006 disaster-management framework and later given statutory basis by the 2010 Act
Correct Answer: C
Established in 2002 as the successor to the University Grants Commission (UGC).
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Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to fund and promote university research and innovation?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: B
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research?
A. evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research
B. protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector
C. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
D. promote fair competition and transparency in telecom regulation
Correct Answer: A
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research.
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For exam preparation, “National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: A
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) is a high-yield sub-area of HEC.
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Which organization is most directly associated with “faculty development programmes”?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Correct Answer: A
faculty development programmes belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “Which activity is directly associated with HEC?”
A. Attestation of higher-education degrees
B. Electricity tariff determination
C. Oil marketing licences
D. Issuance of CNICs
Correct Answer: A
HEC provides degree attestation and verification services.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which programme is associated with HEC research support?
A. DIRBS
B. IRIS
C. National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)
D. NEOC
Correct Answer: C
NRPU is an HEC research-support programme.
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Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which headquarters pairing is correct?
A. HEC — Karachi
B. HEC — Peshawar
C. HEC — Islamabad
D. HEC — Lahore
Correct Answer: C
HEC is headquartered in Islamabad.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
The Pakistani institution associated with “national and foreign scholarship programmes” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Quetta
C. Rawalpindi
D. Multan
Correct Answer: A
national and foreign scholarship programmes is associated with HEC, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which event is correctly associated with HEC and the year/date 1974?
A. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
B. PCSIR was established to promote scientific and industrial research.
C. HEC established the Quality Assurance Agency to strengthen higher-education quality systems.
D. The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
Correct Answer: D
The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
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What is the full form of HEC?
A. Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority
B. Higher Education Commission
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
D. National Database and Registration Authority
Correct Answer: B
HEC stands for Higher Education Commission.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal framework most directly underpins HEC when it performs the responsibility “support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources”?
A. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
B. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: C
HEC performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal framework most directly underpins HEC when it performs the responsibility “formulate and coordinate higher-education policy”?
A. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: A
HEC performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal framework most directly underpins HEC when it performs the responsibility “recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework”?
A. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
Correct Answer: C
HEC performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
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A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to fund and promote university research and innovation. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
B. HEC: operate research facilities and specialized scientific institutes
C. HEC: fund and promote university research and innovation
D. HEC: train technical manpower through specialized centres
Correct Answer: C
The task matches HEC's mandate to fund and promote university research and innovation.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
For exam preparation, “degree attestation and verification” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
degree attestation and verification is a high-yield sub-area of HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academ?
A. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
B. support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
C. promote space education, training and human-resource development
D. modernize tax administration through digital systems and risk-based controls
Correct Answer: B
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources.