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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE OGRA's core mandate in a question involving “set electricity tariffs”?
A. protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction
B. license regulated natural-gas activities
C. set electricity tariffs
D. set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities
Correct Answer: C
Set electricity tariffs is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which event is correctly associated with OGRA and the year/date 2026?
A. The catastrophic Kashmir earthquake accelerated the development of Pakistan's modern disaster-management system.
B. NEPRA was established under the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
C. Official OGRA documents in July and August 2026 identify Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan as Chairman.
D. DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
Correct Answer: C
Official OGRA documents in July and August 2026 identify Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan as Chairman.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which sector is outside OGRA's primary regulatory jurisdiction?
A. Electric power tariffs
B. Natural gas
C. Oil marketing
D. LPG
Correct Answer: A
Electric power tariffs fall under NEPRA, not OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “technical and safety standards for regulated petroleum activities”?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: B
technical and safety standards for regulated petroleum activities belongs to or is administered/regulated by OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: A
The stated responsibility is part of OGRA's mandate.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which event is correctly associated with OGRA and the year/date 2002?
A. SUPARCO was established as Pakistan's national space agency.
B. An Advisory Council of Islamic Ideology existed under the 1962 constitutional order.
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
D. OGRA was established on 28 March under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
Correct Answer: D
OGRA was established on 28 March under the 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 license regulated natural-gas activities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. OGRA: conduct inquiries and investigations under the National Accountability Ordinance
B. OGRA: support industrial innovation and value addition
C. OGRA: apply space technology to agriculture, environment and disaster management
D. OGRA: license regulated natural-gas activities
Correct Answer: D
The task matches OGRA's mandate to license regulated natural-gas activities.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
For exam preparation, “natural-gas licensing” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: A
natural-gas licensing is a high-yield sub-area of 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 “oil marketing company regulation”?
A. Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
B. oil marketing company regulation
C. complaint handling and scrutiny mechanism
D. Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)
Correct Answer: B
oil marketing company regulation is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which of the following is an OGRA-regulated activity?
A. University degree attestation
B. LPG licensing and regulation
C. CNIC issuance
D. Hydropower dam construction
Correct Answer: B
LPG regulation falls within OGRA's oil and gas regulatory mandate.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins OGRA when it performs the responsibility “promote competition, investment and efficiency in regulated oil and gas activities”?
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. 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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For exam preparation, “public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: C
public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters is a high-yield sub-area of OGRA.
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Which statement correctly answers this OGRA point: “OGRA's Authority includes a Chairman and which three sectoral members?”
A. Members for Customs, Inland Revenue and Audit
B. Members for Gas, Finance and Oil
C. Members for Telecom, Education and Science
D. Members for Water, Power and Finance
Correct Answer: B
OGRA's statutory structure includes the Chairman and Members Gas, Finance and Oil.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins OGRA when it performs the responsibility “regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities”?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
C. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
D. WAPDA Act, 1958
Correct Answer: B
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)
The Pakistani institution associated with “public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Lahore
B. Multan
C. Rawalpindi
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
public hearings on regulated oil and gas matters is associated with OGRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
OGRA's Authority includes a Chairman and which three sectoral members?
A. Members for Customs, Inland Revenue and Audit
B. Members for Telecom, Education and Science
C. Members for Gas, Finance and Oil
D. Members for Water, Power and Finance
Correct Answer: C
OGRA's statutory structure includes the Chairman and Members Gas, Finance and Oil.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
In which year/date did this OGRA milestone occur: OGRA was established on 28 March under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
A. 1996
B. 1924
C. 1997
D. 2002
Correct Answer: D
OGRA was established on 28 March under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “LPG licensing and regulation”?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
LPG licensing and regulation belongs to or is administered/regulated by OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which statement best describes the origin of OGRA?
A. Established in 2002, succeeding and broadening the gas-regulatory framework of the former Natural Gas Regulatory Authority
B. Established in 1956 to develop peaceful applications of atomic energy and nuclear science
C. Developed after the 2005 earthquake; NDMA was established under the 2006 disaster-management framework and later given statutory basis by the 2010 Act
D. Created under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
Correct Answer: A
Established in 2002, succeeding and broadening the gas-regulatory framework of the former Natural Gas Regulatory Authority.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “determine or recommend regulated tariff and price components where the law assigns OGRA that role” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of OGRA's mandate.