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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “monitor quality of service and licence compliance” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: B
The stated responsibility is part of PTA's mandate.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
For exam preparation, “telecommunication operator licensing” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
telecommunication operator licensing is a high-yield sub-area of PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which description best fits the institutional position of PTA?
A. Federal disaster-management system
B. Federal telecommunications regulatory framework
C. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
D. Federal accountability framework
Correct Answer: B
PTA operates within the Federal telecommunications regulatory framework.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “telecommunication numbering plan”?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: A
telecommunication numbering plan belongs to or is administered/regulated by PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of PTA concerning this mandate area: prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipm?
A. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
B. prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
C. coordinate with relevant agencies on accountability and anti-corruption matters
D. compile recommendations on Islamic principles and concepts for legislative guidance
Correct Answer: B
PTA's mandate includes the responsibility to prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which organization is most directly associated with “quality-of-service monitoring”?
A. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: C
quality-of-service monitoring belongs to or is administered/regulated by PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PTA when it performs the responsibility “monitor quality of service and licence compliance”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
B. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
C. National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
D. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
Correct Answer: D
PTA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which statement correctly answers this PTA point: “PTA Headquarters is located in which sector of Islamabad?”
A. G-5/2
B. G-10/4
C. F-5/1
D. F-8/4
Correct Answer: C
PTA Headquarters is in Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
For exam preparation, “Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS)” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: A
Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) is a high-yield sub-area of PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of PTA concerning this mandate area: monitor quality of service and licence compliance?
A. apply nuclear techniques in medicine and cancer diagnosis and treatment
B. provide analytical testing and laboratory services to industry
C. recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law
D. monitor quality of service and licence compliance
Correct Answer: D
PTA's mandate includes the responsibility to monitor quality of service and licence compliance.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins PTA when it performs the responsibility “develop and administer the national telecommunication numbering framework”?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. National Database and Registration Authority Ordinance, 2000
C. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
D. Pakistan National Space Policy and the federal framework governing SUPARCO
Correct Answer: C
PTA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. PTA: administer national and international scholarship programmes
B. PTA: advise whether proposed or existing laws are repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah
C. PTA: develop and transfer technologies, processes and products
D. PTA: prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment
Correct Answer: D
The task matches PTA's mandate to prescribe standards and type-approve telecommunication terminal equipment.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which statement correctly answers this PTA point: “Which authority type-approves telecom terminal equipment in Pakistan?”
A. HEC
B. WAPDA
C. NDMA
D. PTA
Correct Answer: D
PTA has statutory responsibilities for type approval of telecom terminal equipment.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which event is correctly associated with PTA and the year/date 2018?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
B. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
C. DIRBS was introduced to identify, register and block non-compliant mobile devices.
D. PTA was established in January under the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
Correct Answer: C
DIRBS was introduced to identify, register and block non-compliant mobile devices.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE PTA's core mandate in a question involving “collect customs duty”?
A. collect customs duty
B. protect the interests of telecommunications consumers
C. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
D. promote fair competition and transparency in telecom regulation
Correct Answer: A
Collect customs duty is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “quality-of-service monitoring” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Rawalpindi
B. Karachi
C. Peshawar
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: D
quality-of-service monitoring is associated with PTA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
For exam preparation, “quality-of-service monitoring” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
Correct Answer: C
quality-of-service monitoring is a high-yield sub-area of PTA.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
An examination question about the responsibility to “handle complaints and enforcement matters involving telecom licensees” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Correct Answer: D
The stated responsibility is part of PTA's mandate.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
The Pakistani institution associated with “telecommunication numbering plan” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Islamabad
B. Peshawar
C. Multan
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: A
telecommunication numbering plan is associated with PTA, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Which headquarters pairing is correct?
A. PTA — Islamabad
B. PTA — Lahore
C. PTA — Peshawar
D. PTA — Karachi
Correct Answer: A
PTA is headquartered in Islamabad.