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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: A
This responsibility belongs primarily to 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 “gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations”?
A. gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations
B. National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)
C. Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs)
D. Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project
Correct Answer: A
gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which body preceded OGRA in the narrower gas-regulation sphere?
A. Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (NGRA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
C. Higher Education Commission
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
Correct Answer: A
OGRA broadened the earlier gas-regulatory framework associated with NGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Lahore
B. Islamabad
C. Peshawar
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: B
gas revenue-requirement and prescribed-price determinations is associated with OGRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules?
A. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to 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 “LPG licensing and regulation”?
A. emergency logistics coordination
B. LPG licensing and regulation
C. Active Taxpayer List (ATL)
D. Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project
Correct Answer: B
LPG licensing and regulation is directly associated with OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
For exam preparation, “LNG licensing and regulation” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
Correct Answer: C
LNG licensing and regulation is a high-yield sub-area of OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “CNG licensing” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Multan
B. Islamabad
C. Rawalpindi
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
CNG licensing is associated with OGRA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. OGRA: protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction
B. OGRA: operate research facilities and specialized scientific institutes
C. OGRA: set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
D. OGRA: provide identity verification and authentication services
Correct Answer: A
The task matches OGRA's mandate to protect consumer interests and handle complaints within its jurisdiction.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE OGRA's core mandate in a question involving “build dams”?
A. promote competition, investment and efficiency in regulated oil and gas activities
B. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
C. set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities
D. build dams
Correct Answer: D
Build dams is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not 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 regulated natural-gas activities?
A. receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices
B. implement large strategic projects for water, food and energy security
C. license regulated natural-gas activities
D. license telecom operators
Correct Answer: C
OGRA's mandate includes the responsibility to license regulated natural-gas activities.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “license regulated natural-gas activities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of OGRA's mandate.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
For exam preparation, “CNG licensing” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Correct Answer: D
CNG licensing 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 “set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: A
The stated responsibility is part of OGRA's mandate.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins OGRA when it performs the responsibility “license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules”?
A. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
B. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
C. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
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 pairing is correct?
A. NDMA — Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
B. NAB — Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
C. PAEC — Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
D. OGRA — Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: D
OGRA is principally associated with 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 body preceded OGRA in the narrower gas-regulation sphere?”
A. Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (NGRA)
B. Higher Education Commission
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
Correct Answer: A
OGRA broadened the earlier gas-regulatory framework associated with NGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
For exam preparation, “LPG licensing and regulation” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: A
LPG licensing and regulation is a high-yield sub-area of OGRA.
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins OGRA when it performs the responsibility “set and enforce technical, safety and performance standards for regulated activities”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
C. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
D. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
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)
In which year/date did this OGRA milestone occur: Official OGRA documents in July and August 2026 identify Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan as Chairman.
A. 2023
B. 1997
C. 1996
D. 2026
Correct Answer: D
Official OGRA documents in July and August 2026 identify Barrister Nabeel Ahmed Awan as Chairman.