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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to support civil-registration and family-record services?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
For exam preparation, “National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: A
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NADRA when it performs the responsibility “develop secure digital-identity solutions”?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
B. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
C. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
D. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
Correct Answer: D
NADRA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form)”?
A. Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form)
B. Track and Trace System
C. Badr-B satellite
D. constitutional advice on Islamic conformity of laws
Correct Answer: A
Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form) is directly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “register citizens and maintain national identity records” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of NADRA's mandate.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NADRA concerning this mandate area: provide identity verification and authentication services?
A. support federal revenue policy implementation and revenue collection
B. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
C. provide identity verification and authentication services
D. regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
Correct Answer: C
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to provide identity verification and authentication services.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
What is CRC commonly called?
A. B-Form
B. Tax Challan
C. Spectrum Licence
D. Tariff Petition
Correct Answer: A
NADRA's Child Registration Certificate is commonly known as B-Form.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)”?
A. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: C
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NADRA.
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Which organization is most directly associated with “Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)”?
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: D
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
For exam preparation, “Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: A
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC)” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Karachi
B. Rawalpindi
C. Islamabad
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: C
Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC) is associated with NADRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NADRA when it performs the responsibility “maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases”?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
D. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
Correct Answer: B
NADRA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. NADRA — Dr Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
B. NADRA — Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
C. NADRA — Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
D. NADRA — Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
Correct Answer: B
As of 2026-08-19, Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar heads NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
For exam preparation, “Pakistan Origin Card (POC)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani 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: B
Pakistan Origin Card (POC) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
For exam preparation, “Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: A
Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to develop secure digital-identity solutions. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: protect the interests of telecommunications consumers
B. NADRA: license oil marketing companies
C. NADRA: modernize tax administration through digital systems and risk-based controls
D. NADRA: develop secure digital-identity solutions
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NADRA's mandate to develop secure digital-identity solutions.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC)”?
A. Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC)
B. Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
C. Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB)
D. emergency logistics coordination
Correct Answer: A
Smart National Identity Card (Smart CNIC) is directly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to provide identity verification and authentication services. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: promote fair competition and transparency in telecom regulation
B. NADRA: support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
C. NADRA: provide identity verification and authentication services
D. NADRA: handle complaints and enforcement matters involving telecom licensees
Correct Answer: C
The task matches NADRA's mandate to provide identity verification and authentication services.
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For exam preparation, “Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: C
Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) is a high-yield sub-area of NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “develop secure digital-identity solutions” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of NADRA's mandate.