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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Where is OGRA headquartered?
A. Karachi
B. Multan
C. Rawalpindi
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
OGRA is headquartered in Islamabad.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of OGRA concerning this mandate area: regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petro?
A. regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities
B. collect income tax
C. compile recommendations on Islamic principles and concepts for legislative guidance
D. operate research facilities and specialized scientific institutes
Correct Answer: A
OGRA's mandate includes the responsibility to regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with OGRA when the examination focus is “LNG licensing and regulation”?
A. interconnection and licence-regulation framework
B. Rehbar sounding-rocket programme
C. National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
D. LNG licensing and regulation
Correct Answer: D
LNG licensing and regulation is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of OGRA concerning this mandate area: license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rule?
A. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
B. support disaster risk reduction and resilience planning
C. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
D. support eligible overseas Pakistanis and persons of Pakistani origin through specialized identity documents
Correct Answer: A
OGRA's mandate includes the responsibility to license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “LNG licensing and regulation”?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: D
LNG licensing and regulation belongs to or is administered/regulated by OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which statement about OGRA's legal basis is correct?
A. OGRA is principally governed by Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007.
B. OGRA is principally governed by Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
C. OGRA is principally governed by Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
D. OGRA is principally governed by WAPDA Act, 1958.
Correct Answer: C
The principal legal basis is Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. OGRA: regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities
B. OGRA: regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
C. OGRA: develop and administer the national telecommunication numbering framework
D. OGRA: administer customs law and customs duties through Pakistan Customs
Correct Answer: A
The task matches OGRA's mandate to regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins OGRA when it performs the responsibility “license regulated natural-gas activities”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: D
OGRA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which statement correctly answers this OGRA point: “Which of the following is an OGRA-regulated activity?”
A. LPG licensing and regulation
B. CNIC issuance
C. University degree attestation
D. Hydropower dam construction
Correct Answer: A
LPG regulation falls within OGRA's oil and gas regulatory mandate.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of OGRA concerning this mandate area: set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regula?
A. issue disaster risk information, advisories and preparedness guidance
B. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
C. support civil-registration and family-record services
D. set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities
Correct Answer: D
OGRA's mandate includes the responsibility to set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
For exam preparation, “gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: C
gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations is a high-yield sub-area of OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “promote competition, investment and efficiency in regulated oil and gas activities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of OGRA's mandate.
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Which organization is most directly associated with “natural-gas licensing”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
Correct Answer: C
natural-gas licensing belongs to or is administered/regulated by OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with OGRA when the examination focus is “natural-gas licensing”?
A. electricity tariff determinations
B. SUPARCO Institute of Technical Training (SITT)
C. natural-gas licensing
D. degree attestation and verification
Correct Answer: C
natural-gas licensing is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with OGRA when the examination focus is “public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters”?
A. telecommunication operator licensing
B. digital invoicing initiatives
C. public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters
D. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Correct Answer: C
public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE OGRA's core mandate in a question involving “collect income tax”?
A. collect income tax
B. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
C. regulate prescribed activities in Pakistan's midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors
D. protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction
Correct Answer: A
Collect income tax is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE OGRA's core mandate in a question involving “issue CNICs”?
A. issue CNICs
B. protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction
C. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
D. license regulated natural-gas activities
Correct Answer: A
Issue cnics is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which statement correctly answers this OGRA point: “Which city hosts OGRA Headquarters?”
A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Quetta
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
OGRA is headquartered in Islamabad.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which statement correctly answers this OGRA point: “Which sector is outside OGRA's primary regulatory jurisdiction?”
A. LPG
B. Oil marketing
C. Natural gas
D. Electric power tariffs
Correct Answer: D
Electric power tariffs fall under NEPRA, not OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: C
This responsibility belongs primarily to OGRA.