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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NDMA's core mandate in a question involving “approve university degrees”?
A. coordinate national disaster risk management and emergency response
B. approve university degrees
C. support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
D. facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation
Correct Answer: B
Approve university degrees is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which organization is abbreviated as NDMA?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
B. National Disaster Management Authority
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
D. National Accountability Bureau
Correct Answer: B
The abbreviation NDMA refers to National Disaster Management Authority.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NDMA when the examination focus is “emergency logistics coordination”?
A. public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters
B. emergency logistics coordination
C. type approval of telecom terminal equipment
D. Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Correct Answer: B
emergency logistics coordination is directly associated with NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which body operates at district level in the disaster-management system?
A. OGRA
B. NEPRA
C. PCSIR
D. District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)
Correct Answer: D
DDMAs form the district-level tier of the disaster-management structure.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which statement correctly answers this NDMA point: “Which body is the federal lead agency for the whole spectrum of disaster management in Pakistan?”
A. PTA
B. NDMA
C. NADRA
D. WAPDA
Correct Answer: B
NDMA is the federal lead disaster-management agency.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NDMA: develop water resources and major water infrastructure
B. NDMA: regulate prescribed activities in Pakistan's midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors
C. NDMA: facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation
D. NDMA: support industrial innovation and value addition
Correct Answer: C
The task matches NDMA's mandate to facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “coordinate national disaster risk management and emergency response” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of NDMA's mandate.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
For exam preparation, “disaster preparedness advisories” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: C
disaster preparedness advisories is a high-yield sub-area of NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NDMA concerning this mandate area: issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance?
A. issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
B. promote transparent and efficient economic regulation of the power sector
C. formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
D. undertake major project planning, engineering and construction in the water and hydropower sectors
Correct Answer: A
NDMA's mandate includes the responsibility to issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: C
National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) belongs to or is administered/regulated by NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “National Disaster Management Plan” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Multan
C. Quetta
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: A
National Disaster Management Plan is associated with NDMA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
What is the principal role of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)?
A. Tax collection
B. Telecom licensing
C. Operational monitoring, coordination and situational awareness during emergencies
D. Degree attestation
Correct Answer: C
NEOC supports operational coordination and disaster situational awareness.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
In which year/date did this NDMA milestone occur: The catastrophic Kashmir earthquake accelerated the development of Pakistan's modern disaster-management system.
A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2018
D. 1947
Correct Answer: A
The catastrophic Kashmir earthquake accelerated the development of Pakistan's modern disaster-management system.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Where is NDMA headquartered?
A. Peshawar
B. Islamabad
C. Rawalpindi
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: B
NDMA is headquartered in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NDMA's core mandate in a question involving “operate commercial mobile networks”?
A. operate commercial mobile networks
B. support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
C. coordinate with provincial and district disaster-management authorities
D. issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
Correct Answer: A
Operate commercial mobile networks is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “prepare national disaster-management plans and policies” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of NDMA's mandate.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NDMA concerning this mandate area: facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation?
A. coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
B. serve as an advisory constitutional institution rather than a judicial court
C. facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation
D. support civil-registration and family-record services
Correct Answer: C
NDMA's mandate includes the responsibility to facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NDMA: study legal and social questions referred under the constitutional framework
B. NDMA: administer and collect major federal taxes
C. NDMA: support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
D. NDMA: coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
Correct Answer: C
The task matches NDMA's mandate to support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to prepare national disaster-management plans and policies. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NDMA: attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
B. NDMA: prepare advisory reports and recommendations for legislatures and the executive
C. NDMA: prepare national disaster-management plans and policies
D. NDMA: provide technical consultancy and problem-solving support to industry
Correct Answer: C
The task matches NDMA's mandate to prepare national disaster-management plans and policies.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NDMA when the examination focus is “disaster preparedness advisories”?
A. HEC Digital Library
B. Active Taxpayer List (ATL)
C. disaster preparedness advisories
D. Badr-B satellite
Correct Answer: C
disaster preparedness advisories is directly associated with NDMA.