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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “formulate and coordinate higher-education policy” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Correct Answer: A
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “national and foreign scholarship programmes”?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Correct Answer: C
national and foreign scholarship programmes belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal framework most directly underpins HEC when it performs the responsibility “administer national and international scholarship programmes”?
A. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
B. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
C. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
D. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
Correct Answer: B
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)
The Pakistani institution associated with “institutional affiliation and quality policies” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Lahore
C. Rawalpindi
D. Quetta
Correct Answer: A
institutional affiliation and quality policies is associated with HEC, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which pairing is correct?
A. NAB — Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
B. HEC — Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
C. NDMA — Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. PAEC — Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
Correct Answer: B
HEC is principally associated with Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE HEC's core mandate in a question involving “collect income tax”?
A. evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research
B. collect income tax
C. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
D. attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
Correct Answer: B
Collect income tax is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials?
A. attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
B. conduct space science and upper-atmosphere research
C. monitor quality of service and licence compliance
D. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
Correct Answer: A
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “institutional affiliation and quality policies”?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: A
institutional affiliation and quality policies belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Higher Education Commission is commonly known by which abbreviation?
A. HEC
B. NADRA
C. OGRA
D. SUPARCO
Correct Answer: A
Higher Education Commission is abbreviated as HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE HEC's core mandate in a question involving “coordinate disaster relief”?
A. formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
B. support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
C. support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
D. coordinate disaster relief
Correct Answer: D
Coordinate disaster relief is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “HEC-recognized universities and degree-awarding institutions lists”?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: A
HEC-recognized universities and degree-awarding institutions lists belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
In which year/date did this HEC milestone occur: HEC established the Quality Assurance Agency to strengthen higher-education quality systems.
A. 2026
B. 1984
C. 1924
D. 2005
Correct Answer: D
HEC established the Quality Assurance Agency to strengthen higher-education quality systems.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “institutional affiliation and quality policies”?
A. PakSAT-1R communications satellite
B. Pak Identity online services
C. regional NAB bureaus
D. institutional affiliation and quality policies
Correct Answer: D
institutional affiliation and quality policies is directly associated with HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: B
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Correct Answer: A
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: administer federal sales tax and federal excise duties
B. HEC: recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
C. HEC: support industrial innovation and value addition
D. HEC: promote competition, investment and efficiency in regulated oil and gas activities
Correct Answer: B
The task matches HEC's mandate to recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: B
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to HEC.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
As of 19 August 2026, who is Chairman HEC?
A. Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
B. Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
C. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
D. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
Correct Answer: C
HEC official 2026 releases identify Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar as Chairman.
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Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal framework most directly underpins HEC when it performs the responsibility “attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials”?
A. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
C. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
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).