CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NAB when it performs the responsibility “coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters”?
A. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
D. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
Correct Answer: D
NAB performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
The Pakistani institution associated with “asset-recovery and accountability proceedings” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Multan
C. Lahore
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
asset-recovery and accountability proceedings is associated with NAB, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
What is the primary institutional focus of NAB?
A. Accountability and anti-corruption
B. Telecom licensing
C. Space research
D. Electricity tariff regulation
Correct Answer: A
NAB is Pakistan's federal accountability and anti-corruption institution.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NAB when the examination focus is “prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework”?
A. PCSIR Laboratories Complex Peshawar
B. National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
C. public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters
D. prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework
Correct Answer: D
prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework is directly associated with NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
An examination question about the responsibility to “conduct public awareness activities against corruption” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of NAB's mandate.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which association would be correct in a competitive-examination MCQ about NAB?
A. NAB — National Disaster Management Plan
B. NAB — LNG licensing and regulation
C. NAB — complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism
D. NAB — Karachi Nuclear Power Plant units K-2 and K-3
Correct Answer: C
complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism is correctly associated with NAB.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: B
This responsibility belongs primarily to NAB.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “Character Building Societies and awareness activities”?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: C
Character Building Societies and awareness activities belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which statement about NAB is correct?
A. NAB is headquartered in Peshawar.
B. NAB is headquartered in Lahore.
C. NAB is headquartered in Islamabad.
D. NAB is headquartered in Karachi.
Correct Answer: C
NAB is headquartered in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which event is correctly associated with NAB and the year/date 2026?
A. DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
B. OGRA was established on 28 March under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
C. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
D. NAB's Annual Training Plan emphasized AI-assisted investigations, digital forensics, AML and OSINT capacity building.
Correct Answer: D
NAB's Annual Training Plan emphasized AI-assisted investigations, digital forensics, AML and OSINT capacity building.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
PACA within NAB primarily supports which activity?
A. Issuance of identity cards
B. Training, capacity building and anti-corruption research
C. Nuclear power generation
D. Telecom spectrum auctions
Correct Answer: B
PACA serves as NAB's training, capacity-building and research hub.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which statement correctly answers this NAB point: “Under NAB's legal framework, awareness and prevention are associated particularly with which provision commonly cited by NAB?”
A. Section 26 of the Telecom Act
B. Section 33 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
C. Section 10 of the HEC Ordinance
D. Article 228 of the Constitution
Correct Answer: B
NAB commonly cites Section 33 of the NAO, 1999 for awareness and prevention activities.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to undertake corruption-prevention initiatives and institutional reforms?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: C
This responsibility belongs primarily to NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NAB when the examination focus is “regional NAB bureaus”?
A. regional NAB bureaus
B. electricity tariff determinations
C. Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
D. Dasu Hydropower Project
Correct Answer: A
regional NAB bureaus is directly associated with NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which headquarters pairing is correct?
A. NAB — Islamabad
B. NAB — Lahore
C. NAB — Peshawar
D. NAB — Karachi
Correct Answer: A
NAB is headquartered in Islamabad.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to prosecute accountability cases before competent courts?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA)”?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework”?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: A
prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
For exam preparation, “Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: A
Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA) is a high-yield sub-area of NAB.