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 protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
B. NEPRA: develop and operate national satellite programmes
C. NEPRA: protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector
D. NEPRA: plan and construct dams and reservoirs
Correct Answer: C
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which description best fits the institutional position of NEPRA?
A. Federal accountability framework
B. Federal disaster-management system
C. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
D. Federal electric-power regulatory framework
Correct Answer: D
NEPRA operates within the Federal electric-power regulatory framework.
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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: determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments withi?
A. collect federal taxes
B. operate pilot-scale and specialized research facilities
C. determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments within its jurisdiction
D. support civil-registration and family-record services
Correct Answer: C
NEPRA's mandate includes the responsibility to determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments within its jurisdiction.
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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: grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities?
A. set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities
B. issue national identity documents under the legal framework
C. grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
D. combat tax evasion and customs-related smuggling under applicable laws
Correct Answer: C
NEPRA's mandate includes the responsibility to grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which statement correctly answers this NEPRA point: “NEPRA Headquarters is located at NEPRA Tower in which city?”
A. Lahore
B. Islamabad
C. Peshawar
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: B
NEPRA Headquarters is in Islamabad.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to determine and approve electricity tariffs and tariff adjustments within its jurisdiction?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to NEPRA.
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 set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
B. NEPRA: apply nuclear techniques in medicine and cancer diagnosis and treatment
C. NEPRA: coordinate national disaster risk management and emergency response
D. NEPRA: administer customs law and customs duties through Pakistan Customs
Correct Answer: A
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NEPRA when the examination focus is “transmission and distribution licensing”?
A. transmission and distribution licensing
B. Active Taxpayer List (ATL)
C. telecommunication operator licensing
D. Dasu Hydropower Project
Correct Answer: A
transmission and distribution licensing 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: set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-p?
A. develop water resources and major water infrastructure
B. cooperate with the IAEA on peaceful nuclear applications and technical programmes
C. set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
D. facilitate national and international disaster-management cooperation
Correct Answer: C
NEPRA's mandate includes the responsibility to set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which regulator should a question about electricity distribution-company tariffs primarily reference?
A. NADRA
B. OGRA
C. PTA
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: D
Distribution-company tariff regulation is a NEPRA subject.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards
B. NEPRA: support satellite communications and national space infrastructure
C. NEPRA: support irrigation, drainage and water-resource development schemes
D. NEPRA: support industrial innovation and value addition
Correct Answer: A
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to monitor compliance of regulated licensees with laws, licences, codes and standards.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. NEPRA: issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports
B. NEPRA: respond to constitutional references made to the Council by competent authorities
C. NEPRA: issue and enforce telecommunications licences under the legal framework
D. NEPRA: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
Correct Answer: A
The task matches NEPRA's mandate to issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports.
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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: protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector?
A. administer income tax through Inland Revenue
B. protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector
C. support irrigation, drainage and water-resource development schemes
D. build disaster-management capacity through training and institutional development
Correct Answer: B
NEPRA's mandate includes the responsibility to protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with NEPRA when the examination focus is “consumer complaint and dispute mechanisms”?
A. IRIS
B. PakSAT-1R communications satellite
C. consumer complaint and dispute mechanisms
D. National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
Correct Answer: C
consumer complaint and dispute mechanisms is directly associated with NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which organization is abbreviated as NEPRA?
A. National Database and Registration Authority
B. Council of Islamic Ideology
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
Correct Answer: D
The abbreviation NEPRA refers to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. NEPRA — Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan
B. NEPRA — Waseem Mukhtar
C. NEPRA — Maj Gen (R) Hafeez ur Rehman
D. NEPRA — Muhammad Yousaf Khan
Correct Answer: B
As of 2026-08-19, Waseem Mukhtar heads NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
For exam preparation, “performance standards for distribution companies” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
performance standards for distribution companies is a high-yield sub-area of 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 “State of Industry Report”?
A. multi-hazard contingency planning
B. present Council consisting of scholars and experts appointed under the Constitution
C. State of Industry Report
D. HEC-recognized universities and degree-awarding institutions lists
Correct Answer: C
State of Industry Report is directly associated with NEPRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Which activity is NOT primarily performed by NEPRA?
A. Power-sector licensing
B. LPG licensing
C. Consumer protection in electricity
D. Electricity tariff determination
Correct Answer: B
LPG regulation belongs to OGRA.
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National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “generation licences and regulatory concurrences” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Peshawar
C. Islamabad
D. Multan
Correct Answer: C
generation licences and regulatory concurrences is associated with NEPRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.