CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: compile recommendations on Islamic principles and concepts for legislative guidance
B. NEPRA: regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
C. NEPRA: combat tax evasion and customs-related smuggling under applicable laws
D. NEPRA: support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
Correct Answer: B
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
What is the full form of NEPRA?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
B. Council of Islamic Ideology
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
D. National Database and Registration Authority
Correct Answer: A
NEPRA stands for National Electric Power Regulatory Authority.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NEPRA's core mandate in a question involving “attest university degrees”?
A. determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments within its jurisdiction
B. attest university degrees
C. grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
D. monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards
Correct Answer: B
Attest university degrees is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NEPRA.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins NEPRA when it performs the responsibility “regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
D. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
Correct Answer: B
NEPRA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act).
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of NEPRA's mandate.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NEPRA's core mandate in a question involving “license LPG marketing companies”?
A. monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards
B. license LPG marketing companies
C. grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
D. regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
Correct Answer: B
License lpg marketing companies is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NEPRA when the examination focus is “regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions”?
A. Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (PRSS-1)
B. PCSIR Laboratories Complex Karachi
C. regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions
D. Family Registration Certificate (FRC)
Correct Answer: C
regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions is directly associated with NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of NEPRA concerning this mandate area: monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes a?
A. monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards
B. collect federal taxes
C. prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
D. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
Correct Answer: A
NEPRA's mandate includes the responsibility to monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: support civil-registration and family-record services
B. NEPRA: coordinate relief, response and logistics during major emergencies
C. NEPRA: advise whether proposed or existing laws are repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah
D. NEPRA: grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
Correct Answer: D
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
As of 2026-08-19, who heads NEPRA?
A. Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
B. Dr Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
C. Lt Gen (R) Nazir Ahmed
D. Waseem Mukhtar
Correct Answer: D
As verified for 2026-08-19, Waseem Mukhtar heads NEPRA. Leadership is time-sensitive.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which legal instrument is the principal statutory basis associated with NEPRA?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
C. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
D. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
Correct Answer: D
The principal legal basis is Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act).
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Karachi
C. Multan
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: A
regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions is associated with NEPRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NEPRA when the examination focus is “performance standards for distribution companies”?
A. composition rules under Article 228
B. performance standards for distribution companies
C. National Disaster Management Plan
D. Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB)
Correct Answer: B
performance standards for distribution companies is directly associated with NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which event is correctly associated with NEPRA and the year/date 1997?
A. NEPRA was established under the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
C. The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
D. Waseem Mukhtar assumed the role of Chairman NEPRA on 10 August 2023.
Correct Answer: A
NEPRA was established under the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
For exam preparation, “regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
regulatory hearings on power-sector petitions is a high-yield sub-area of NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which statement correctly answers this NEPRA point: “What sector does NEPRA regulate?”
A. Higher education
B. Electric power
C. Telecommunications
D. Oil and gas
Correct Answer: B
NEPRA is Pakistan's electric-power regulator.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE NEPRA's core mandate in a question involving “operate hydropower dams”?
A. grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
B. protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector
C. operate hydropower dams
D. set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
Correct Answer: C
Operate hydropower dams is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not NEPRA.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to promote transparent and efficient economic regulation of the power sector?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: B
This responsibility belongs primarily to NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of NEPRA's mandate.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to NEPRA.