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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NAB: promote fair competition and transparency in telecom regulation
B. NAB: provide technical consultancy and problem-solving support to industry
C. NAB: prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
D. NAB: coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NAB's mandate to coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which three-pronged framework is highlighted by NAB for combating corruption?
A. Planning, Budgeting and Audit
B. Taxation, Licensing and Registration
C. Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction
D. Awareness, Prevention and Enforcement
Correct Answer: D
NAB describes its approach through Awareness, Prevention and Enforcement.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NAB concerning this mandate area: recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with ?
A. license regulated natural-gas activities
B. recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law
C. coordinate international cooperation in peaceful space activities
D. handle complaints and enforcement matters involving telecom licensees
Correct Answer: B
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NAB concerning this mandate area: build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial c?
A. train technical manpower through specialized centres
B. compile recommendations on Islamic principles and concepts for legislative guidance
C. build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime
D. develop and operate hydropower projects
Correct Answer: C
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NAB's core mandate in a question involving “issue Computerized National Identity Cards”?
A. issue Computerized National Identity Cards
B. prosecute accountability cases before competent courts
C. build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime
D. undertake corruption-prevention initiatives and institutional reforms
Correct Answer: A
Issue computerized national identity cards is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NAB.
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The Pakistani institution associated with “prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Islamabad
C. Lahore
D. Multan
Correct Answer: B
prevention and awareness work under the NAO framework is associated with NAB, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which pairing is correct?
A. NDMA — National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
B. PAEC — National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
C. SUPARCO — National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. NAB — National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
Correct Answer: D
NAB is principally associated with National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which event is correctly associated with NAB and the year/date 2020?
A. An Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology existed under the 1962 constitutional order.
B. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
C. NEPRA was established under the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
D. Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy was initially established/notified as a NAB training initiative.
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan Anti-Corruption Academy was initially established/notified as a NAB training initiative.
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Which statement about NAB's legal basis is correct?
A. NAB is principally governed by National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
B. NAB is principally governed by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965.
C. NAB is principally governed by Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO.
D. NAB is principally governed by Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231.
Correct Answer: A
The principal legal basis is National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “asset-recovery and accountability proceedings”?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: B
asset-recovery and accountability proceedings belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
An examination question about the responsibility to “conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
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 legal framework most directly underpins NAB when it performs the responsibility “recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law”?
A. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
C. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
Correct Answer: C
NAB performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
NAB Headquarters is located in which city?
A. Karachi
B. Islamabad
C. Peshawar
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
NAB Headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
For exam preparation, “complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: C
complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism 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: coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruptio?
A. attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
B. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
C. support satellite communications and national space infrastructure
D. coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
Correct Answer: D
NAB's mandate includes the responsibility to coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which organization is most directly associated with “regional NAB bureaus”?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: A
regional NAB bureaus belongs to or is administered/regulated by NAB.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to conduct public awareness activities against corruption?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
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 abbreviated as NAB?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
C. National Database and Registration Authority
D. National Accountability Bureau
Correct Answer: D
The abbreviation NAB refers to National Accountability Bureau.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
Where is NAB headquartered?
A. Islamabad
B. Lahore
C. Multan
D. Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: A
NAB is headquartered in Islamabad.