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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PCSIR when it performs the responsibility “develop and transfer technologies, processes and products”?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Ordinance, 1965
B. WAPDA Act, 1958
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
D. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which event is correctly associated with PCSIR and the year/date 1984?
A. WAPDA was established through an Act of Parliament in February.
B. The PCSIR statutory framework was amended.
C. DGR and NDO were merged on 10 March to create NADRA.
D. PCSIR was established to promote scientific and industrial research.
Correct Answer: B
The PCSIR statutory framework was amended.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which statement correctly answers this PCSIR point: “PCSIR functions under which federal ministry?”
A. Ministry of Interior
B. Ministry of Science and Technology
C. Ministry of Finance
D. Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division)
Correct Answer: B
PCSIR is under the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which organization is most directly associated with “PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad”?
A. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad belongs to or is administered/regulated by PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
When was PCSIR established or created in its modern form?
A. 1953
B. 1997
C. 2025
D. 1924
Correct Answer: A
PCSIR traces its establishment/modern creation to 1953.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
For exam preparation, “PCSIR Laboratories Quetta” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: D
PCSIR Laboratories Quetta is a high-yield sub-area of PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE PCSIR's core mandate in a question involving “operate nuclear power plants”?
A. disseminate scientific and technical information relevant to industry
B. operate nuclear power plants
C. train technical manpower through specialized centres
D. provide technical consultancy and problem-solving support to industry
Correct Answer: B
Operate nuclear power plants is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to train technical manpower through specialized centres. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PCSIR: issue regulatory determinations, decisions and sector reports
B. PCSIR: issue national identity documents under the legal framework
C. PCSIR: train technical manpower through specialized centres
D. PCSIR: promote space education, training and human-resource development
Correct Answer: C
The task matches PCSIR's mandate to train technical manpower through specialized centres.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which description best fits the institutional position of PCSIR?
A. Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan
B. Federal accountability framework
C. Federal disaster-management system
D. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
Correct Answer: A
PCSIR operates within the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PCSIR when it performs the responsibility “provide technical consultancy and problem-solving support to industry”?
A. Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231
B. WAPDA Act, 1958
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
D. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to support industrial innovation and value addition. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PCSIR: coordinate international cooperation in peaceful space activities
B. PCSIR: support civil-registration and family-record services
C. PCSIR: support industrial innovation and value addition
D. PCSIR: provide scholarly and constitutional advice on Islamization of laws
Correct Answer: C
The task matches PCSIR's mandate to support industrial innovation and value addition.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. PCSIR — Dr Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
B. PCSIR — Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd)
C. PCSIR — Allama Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi
D. PCSIR — Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
Correct Answer: A
As of 2026-08-19, Dr Syed Hussain Imam Abidi heads PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to disseminate scientific and technical information relevant to industry. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PCSIR: prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
B. PCSIR: cooperate with the IAEA on peaceful nuclear applications and technical programmes
C. PCSIR: license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
D. PCSIR: disseminate scientific and technical information relevant to industry
Correct Answer: D
The task matches PCSIR's mandate to disseminate scientific and technical information relevant to industry.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to develop and transfer technologies, processes and products. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PCSIR: receive and process complaints concerning corruption and corrupt practices
B. PCSIR: administer income tax through Inland Revenue
C. PCSIR: develop and transfer technologies, processes and products
D. PCSIR: protect the interests of telecommunications consumers
Correct Answer: C
The task matches PCSIR's mandate to develop and transfer technologies, processes and products.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
The Pakistani institution associated with “PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Islamabad
C. Karachi
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
PCSIR Laboratories Islamabad is associated with PCSIR, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PCSIR when it performs the responsibility “support industrial innovation and value addition”?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
D. WAPDA Act, 1958
Correct Answer: C
PCSIR performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
For exam preparation, “PCSIR Laboratories Complex Peshawar” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: D
PCSIR Laboratories Complex Peshawar is a high-yield sub-area of PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which of the following is correctly associated with PCSIR when the examination focus is “PCSIR Laboratories Quetta”?
A. HEC Digital Library
B. Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC)
C. constitutional advice on Islamic conformity of laws
D. PCSIR Laboratories Quetta
Correct Answer: D
PCSIR Laboratories Quetta is directly associated with PCSIR.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Which statement correctly answers this PCSIR point: “PCSIR Head Office is located at 1 Constitution Avenue, G-5/2 in which city?”
A. Lahore
B. Islamabad
C. Karachi
D. Peshawar
Correct Answer: B
PCSIR Head Office is in Islamabad.
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to operate pilot-scale and specialized research facilities. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PCSIR: grant licences or regulatory permissions for electric-power activities as required by law
B. PCSIR: operate pilot-scale and specialized research facilities
C. PCSIR: regulate oil marketing, storage, pipeline and related downstream petroleum activities
D. PCSIR: support civil-registration and family-record services
Correct Answer: B
The task matches PCSIR's mandate to operate pilot-scale and specialized research facilities.