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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which legal instrument is the principal statutory basis associated with NDMA?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
C. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
Correct Answer: C
The principal legal basis is National Disaster Management Act, 2010.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Quetta
B. Rawalpindi
C. Karachi
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is associated with NDMA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “disaster risk reduction programmes”?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: C
disaster risk reduction programmes belongs to or is administered/regulated by NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “national response coordination” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Peshawar
B. Islamabad
C. Multan
D. Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: B
national response coordination is associated with NDMA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NDMA when it performs the responsibility “facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation”?
A. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
B. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
C. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
D. WAPDA Act, 1958
Correct Answer: B
NDMA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Disaster Management Act, 2010.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: B
This responsibility belongs primarily to NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which statement about NDMA is correct?
A. NDMA is headquartered in Islamabad.
B. NDMA is headquartered in Lahore.
C. NDMA is headquartered in Peshawar.
D. NDMA is headquartered in Karachi.
Correct Answer: A
NDMA is headquartered in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NDMA when it performs the responsibility “issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance”?
A. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
B. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
C. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
D. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
Correct Answer: B
NDMA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: National Disaster Management Act, 2010.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to coordinate with provincial and district disaster-management authorities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NDMA: coordinate with provincial and district disaster-management authorities
B. NDMA: regulate LPG marketing companies
C. NDMA: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
D. NDMA: evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research
Correct Answer: A
The task matches NDMA's mandate to coordinate with provincial and district disaster-management authorities.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
In which year/date did this NDMA milestone occur: NDMA emerged under the national disaster-management framework introduced after the 2005 earthquake.
A. 2026
B. 1958
C. 2006
D. 1997
Correct Answer: C
NDMA emerged under the national disaster-management framework introduced after the 2005 earthquake.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. NDMA — Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
B. NDMA — Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
C. NDMA — Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
D. NDMA — Allama Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi
Correct Answer: C
As of 2026-08-19, Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik heads 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: coordinate relief, response and logistics during major emergencies?
A. coordinate relief, response and logistics during major emergencies
B. support industrial innovation and value addition
C. develop geospatial and GIS applications
D. cooperate with the IAEA on peaceful nuclear applications and technical programmes
Correct Answer: A
NDMA's mandate includes the responsibility to coordinate relief, response and logistics during major emergencies.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “disaster risk reduction programmes” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Lahore
C. Karachi
D. Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: A
disaster risk reduction programmes is associated with NDMA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NDMA when the examination focus is “multi-hazard contingency planning”?
A. multi-hazard contingency planning
B. Pakistan Origin Card (POC)
C. Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)
D. SUPARCO Institute of Technical Training (SITT)
Correct Answer: A
multi-hazard contingency planning is directly associated with NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
For exam preparation, “National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is a high-yield sub-area of NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which statement correctly answers this NDMA point: “Which body operates at district level in the disaster-management system?”
A. OGRA
B. PCSIR
C. NEPRA
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 event is correctly associated with NDMA and the year/date 2022?
A. The National Disaster Management Act, 2010 established the statutory national disaster-management system.
B. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik assumed charge as Chairman NDMA on 21 October 2022.
C. An Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology existed under the 1962 constitutional order.
D. DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
Correct Answer: B
Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik assumed charge as Chairman NDMA on 21 October 2022.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which association would be correct in a competitive-examination MCQ about NDMA?
A. NDMA — composition rules under Article 228
B. NDMA — Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)
C. NDMA — PCSIR Laboratories Complex Karachi
D. NDMA — National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC)
Correct Answer: D
National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) is correctly associated with NDMA.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “multi-hazard contingency planning” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Peshawar
B. Lahore
C. Karachi
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
multi-hazard contingency planning is associated with NDMA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Which statement correctly answers this NDMA point: “NIDM is associated primarily with what?”
A. Oil pricing
B. Disaster-management training and capacity building
C. Company registration
D. Nuclear medicine
Correct Answer: B
NIDM supports disaster-management training and capacity development.