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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: license oil marketing companies
B. NADRA: administer federal sales tax and federal excise duties
C. NADRA: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
D. NADRA: maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NADRA's mandate to maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases.
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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 registration services through centres and mobile registration ?
A. conduct nuclear science and technology research
B. monitor quality of service and licence compliance
C. provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities
D. conduct space science and upper-atmosphere research
Correct Answer: C
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to provide registration services through centres and mobile registration facilities.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
As of 19 August 2026, who is Chairman NADRA and Registrar General of Pakistan?
A. Muhammad Yousaf Khan
B. Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
C. Rashid Mahmood Langrial
D. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
Correct Answer: B
NADRA's official chairman page identifies Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to register citizens and maintain national identity records. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: operate research facilities and specialized scientific institutes
B. NADRA: register citizens and maintain national identity records
C. NADRA: support irrigation, drainage and water-resource development schemes
D. NADRA: regulate prescribed activities in Pakistan's midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors
Correct Answer: B
The task matches NADRA's mandate to register citizens and maintain national identity records.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)”?
A. PCSIR Laboratories Hyderabad
B. consumer complaint and dispute mechanisms
C. Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)
D. Warsak Hydroelectric Project
Correct Answer: C
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is directly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which statement correctly answers this NADRA point: “What does FRC provide?”
A. A record/certificate of family composition
B. Gas licence
C. Telecom type approval
D. Electricity tariff approval
Correct Answer: A
FRC is the Family Registration Certificate.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “Pakistan Origin Card (POC)” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Multan
B. Peshawar
C. Quetta
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
Pakistan Origin Card (POC) is associated with NADRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which organization is abbreviated as NADRA?
A. Federal Board of Revenue
B. Higher Education Commission
C. Council of Islamic Ideology
D. National Database and Registration Authority
Correct Answer: D
The abbreviation NADRA refers to National Database and Registration Authority.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NADRA when it performs the responsibility “register citizens and maintain national identity records”?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
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 Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to issue national identity documents under the legal framework?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
This responsibility belongs primarily to NADRA.
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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: register citizens and maintain national identity records?
A. promote space education, training and human-resource development
B. register citizens and maintain national identity records
C. determine or recommend regulated tariff and price components where the law assigns OGRA that role
D. issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports
Correct Answer: B
NADRA's mandate includes the responsibility to register citizens and maintain national identity records.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which description best fits the institutional position of NADRA?
A. Federal disaster-management system
B. Federal accountability framework
C. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
D. Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan
Correct Answer: D
NADRA operates within the Ministry of Interior, Government of Pakistan.
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In which year/date did this NADRA milestone occur: DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
A. 2000
B. 2024
C. 2018
D. 1996
Correct Answer: A
DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
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Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)”?
A. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
B. Dasu Hydropower Project
C. consumer complaint mechanism
D. National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
Correct Answer: D
National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) is directly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which association would be correct in a competitive-examination MCQ about NADRA?
A. NADRA — Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)
B. NADRA — telecommunication numbering plan
C. NADRA — disaster preparedness advisories
D. NADRA — complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism
Correct Answer: A
Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) is correctly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “provide identity verification and authentication services” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
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)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to issue national identity documents under the legal framework. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NADRA: issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
B. NADRA: combat tax evasion and customs-related smuggling under applicable laws
C. NADRA: prosecute accountability cases before competent courts
D. NADRA: issue national identity documents under the legal framework
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NADRA's mandate to issue national identity documents under the legal framework.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NADRA when the examination focus is “Pakistan Origin Card (POC)”?
A. technical and safety standards for regulated petroleum activities
B. digital invoicing initiatives
C. Pakistan Origin Card (POC)
D. PakSAT-MM1 communications satellite
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan Origin Card (POC) is directly associated with NADRA.
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National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “maintain secure national demographic and biometric databases” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
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 organization is most directly associated with “Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form)”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: B
Child Registration Certificate (CRC / B-Form) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NADRA.