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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS)”?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Correct Answer: D
National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to prosecute accountability cases before competent courts. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NAB: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
B. NAB: prosecute accountability cases before competent courts
C. NAB: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
D. NAB: issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
Correct Answer: B
The task matches NAB's mandate to prosecute accountability cases before competent courts.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
As of 2026-08-19, who heads NAB?
A. Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmed
B. Maj Gen (R) Hafeez ur Rehman
C. Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan
D. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
Correct Answer: A
As verified for 2026-08-19, Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmed heads NAB. Leadership is time-sensitive.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which legal instrument is the principal statutory basis associated with NAB?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
Correct Answer: C
The principal legal basis is National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
For exam preparation, “anti-corruption training for investigators and prosecutors” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: B
anti-corruption training for investigators and prosecutors is a high-yield sub-area of NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
An examination question about the responsibility to “coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: B
The stated responsibility is part of NAB's mandate.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NAB concerning this mandate area: prosecute accountability cases before competent courts?
A. coordinate international cooperation in peaceful space activities
B. determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments within its jurisdiction
C. issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
D. prosecute accountability cases before competent courts
Correct Answer: D
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to prosecute accountability cases before competent courts.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NAB concerning this mandate area: receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt pract?
A. receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices
B. issue national identity documents under the legal framework
C. grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
D. undertake major project planning, engineering and construction in the water and hydropower sectors
Correct Answer: A
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which description best fits the institutional position of NAB?
A. Federal accountability framework
B. Federal disaster-management system
C. National space agency of Pakistan
D. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
Correct Answer: A
NAB operates within the Federal accountability framework.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NAB when it performs the responsibility “build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime”?
A. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
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)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NAB's core mandate in a question involving “launch earth-observation satellites”?
A. conduct public awareness activities against corruption
B. coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
C. undertake corruption-prevention initiatives and institutional reforms
D. launch earth-observation satellites
Correct Answer: D
Launch earth-observation satellites is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
For exam preparation, “prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: B
prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework is a high-yield sub-area of NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NAB concerning this mandate area: conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability?
A. collect federal income tax
B. support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
C. conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance
D. conduct nuclear science and technology research
Correct Answer: C
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
The Pakistani institution associated with “Character Building Societies and awareness activities” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Rawalpindi
C. Multan
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: A
Character Building Societies and awareness activities is associated with NAB, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
The Pakistani institution associated with “Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA)” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Karachi
B. Peshawar
C. Islamabad
D. Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy (PACA) is associated with NAB, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NAB when it performs the responsibility “prosecute accountability cases before competent courts”?
A. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
B. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
C. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: A
NAB performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NAB when the examination focus is “complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism”?
A. National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
B. complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism
C. K-IV water supply project implementation
D. national and foreign scholarship programmes
Correct Answer: B
complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism is directly associated with NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Under NAB's legal framework, awareness and prevention are associated particularly with which provision commonly cited by NAB?
A. Section 10 of the HEC Ordinance
B. Article 228 of the Constitution
C. Section 33 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Section 26 of the Telecom Act
Correct Answer: C
NAB commonly cites Section 33 of the NAO, 1999 for awareness and prevention activities.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
For exam preparation, “asset-recovery and accountability proceedings” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
asset-recovery and accountability proceedings is a high-yield sub-area of NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NAB when it performs the responsibility “receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices”?
A. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
B. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
C. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
Correct Answer: A
NAB performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.