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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which event is correctly associated with WAPDA and the year/date 2007?
A. The former WAPDA Power Wing was substantially unbundled, while WAPDA retained its core water and hydropower development role.
B. The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
D. Mangla Dam was completed and became a cornerstone of Pakistan's water and hydropower system.
Correct Answer: A
The former WAPDA Power Wing was substantially unbundled, while WAPDA retained its core water and hydropower development role.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with WAPDA when the examination focus is “Tarbela Dam and hydropower complex”?
A. performance standards for distribution companies
B. PACA
C. oil marketing company regulation
D. Tarbela Dam and hydropower complex
Correct Answer: D
Tarbela Dam and hydropower complex is directly associated with WAPDA.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
In which year/date did this WAPDA milestone occur: WAPDA was established through an Act of Parliament in February.
A. 1965
B. 1997
C. 1958
D. 2026
Correct Answer: C
WAPDA was established through an Act of Parliament in February.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins WAPDA when it performs the responsibility “support irrigation, drainage and water-resource development schemes”?
A. WAPDA Act, 1958
B. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984)
Correct Answer: A
WAPDA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: WAPDA Act, 1958.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which event is correctly associated with WAPDA and the year/date 1960?
A. Warsak Hydroelectric Project entered its early operational phase.
B. Tarbela Dam entered operation as a major Indus-basin storage and hydropower project.
C. NEPRA was established under the Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997.
D. Mangla Dam was completed and became a cornerstone of Pakistan's water and hydropower system.
Correct Answer: A
Warsak Hydroelectric Project entered its early operational phase.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which statement correctly answers this WAPDA point: “Which regulator, not WAPDA, determines/approves electricity tariffs within Pakistan's regulatory framework?”
A. PCSIR
B. NADRA
C. NDMA
D. NEPRA
Correct Answer: D
NEPRA is the electric-power regulator; WAPDA is primarily a water and hydropower development authority.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
In which year/date did this WAPDA milestone occur: The former WAPDA Power Wing was substantially unbundled, while WAPDA retained its core water and hydropower development role.
A. 2007
B. 2026
C. 2023
D. 1961
Correct Answer: A
The former WAPDA Power Wing was substantially unbundled, while WAPDA retained its core water and hydropower development role.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
WAPDA House is located in which city?
A. Peshawar
B. Lahore
C. Karachi
D. Islamabad
Correct Answer: B
WAPDA Headquarters is at WAPDA House in Lahore.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
For exam preparation, “Diamer Basha Dam Project” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: A
Diamer Basha Dam Project is a high-yield sub-area of WAPDA.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
What is the full form of WAPDA?
A. Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority
B. National Database and Registration Authority
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
D. National Accountability Bureau
Correct Answer: A
WAPDA stands for Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which legal framework most directly underpins WAPDA when it performs the responsibility “manage major multipurpose water and hydel projects under its mandate”?
A. National Disaster Management Act, 2010
B. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002
C. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
D. WAPDA Act, 1958
Correct Answer: D
WAPDA performs this responsibility under its principal legal framework: WAPDA Act, 1958.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which organization is abbreviated as WAPDA?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission
B. Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
D. Council of Islamic Ideology
Correct Answer: B
The abbreviation WAPDA refers to Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
For exam preparation, “Tarbela Dam and hydropower complex” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
B. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)
C. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: D
Tarbela Dam and hydropower complex is a high-yield sub-area of WAPDA.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of WAPDA concerning this mandate area: plan and construct dams and reservoirs?
A. coordinate international cooperation in peaceful space activities
B. plan and construct dams and reservoirs
C. set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
D. issue national identity cards
Correct Answer: B
WAPDA's mandate includes the responsibility to plan and construct dams and reservoirs.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
WAPDA's Authority is traditionally composed of a Chairman and which three functional members?
A. Members for Oil, Gas and Customs
B. Members for Water, Power and Finance
C. Members for Education, Health and Science
D. Members for Telecom, Tax and Identity
Correct Answer: B
WAPDA's authority structure includes the Chairman and Members Water, Power and Finance.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which of the following is correctly associated with WAPDA when the examination focus is “Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project”?
A. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH)
B. Badr-1 satellite
C. anti-corruption training for investigators and prosecutors
D. Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project
Correct Answer: D
Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project is directly associated with WAPDA.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
For exam preparation, “Mangla Dam and hydropower complex” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
B. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
C. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
D. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
Correct Answer: A
Mangla Dam and hydropower complex is a high-yield sub-area of WAPDA.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of WAPDA concerning this mandate area: develop water resources and major water infrastructure?
A. set performance, service and safety standards for regulated electric-power entities
B. administer national and international scholarship programmes
C. formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
D. develop water resources and major water infrastructure
Correct Answer: D
WAPDA's mandate includes the responsibility to develop water resources and major water infrastructure.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to undertake major project planning, engineering and construction in the water and hydropower sectors. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. WAPDA: regulate prescribed activities in Pakistan's midstream and downstream oil and gas sectors
B. WAPDA: promote space education, training and human-resource development
C. WAPDA: undertake major project planning, engineering and construction in the water and hydropower sectors
D. WAPDA: train technical manpower through specialized centres
Correct Answer: C
The task matches WAPDA's mandate to undertake major project planning, engineering and construction in the water and hydropower sectors.
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Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
In which year/date did this WAPDA milestone occur: Warsak Hydroelectric Project entered its early operational phase.
A. 1958
B. 1960
C. 2024
D. 1999
Correct Answer: B
Warsak Hydroelectric Project entered its early operational phase.