Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE HEC's core mandate in a question involving “launch satellites”?
A. administer national and international scholarship programmes
B. support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
C. launch satellites
D. attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
Correct Answer: C
Launch satellites is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: apply radiation and nuclear techniques in agriculture and biotechnology
B. HEC: apply nuclear techniques in medicine and cancer diagnosis and treatment
C. HEC: support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
D. HEC: recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law
Correct Answer: C
The task matches HEC's mandate to support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials
B. HEC: regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
C. HEC: coordinate relief, response and logistics during major emergencies
D. HEC: develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
Correct Answer: A
The task matches HEC's mandate to attest and verify higher-education degrees and credentials.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “degree attestation and verification”?
A. interconnection and licence-regulation framework
B. Badr-1 satellite
C. reports on Islamization of laws
D. degree attestation and verification
Correct Answer: D
degree attestation and verification is directly associated with HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement about HEC is correct?
A. HEC is headquartered in Lahore.
B. HEC is headquartered in Karachi.
C. HEC is headquartered in Islamabad.
D. HEC is headquartered in Peshawar.
Correct Answer: C
HEC is headquartered in Islamabad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “As of 19 August 2026, who is Chairman HEC?”
A. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
B. Syed Hussain Imam Abidi
C. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
D. Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
Correct Answer: C
HEC official 2026 releases identify Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar as Chairman.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)”?
A. National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)
B. Active Taxpayer List (ATL)
C. National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)
D. Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS)
Correct Answer: C
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) is directly associated with HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “administer national and international scholarship programmes” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
B. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
C. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: A
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement about HEC's legal basis is correct?
A. HEC is principally governed by Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996.
B. HEC is principally governed by Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Articles 228-231.
C. HEC is principally governed by Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
D. HEC is principally governed by Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Act, 1973 (amended in 1984).
Correct Answer: C
The principal legal basis is Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002).
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “What does QAA stand for in HEC's quality framework?”
A. Quota Allocation Authority
B. Quality Audit Administration
C. Quantum Applications Agency
D. Quality Assurance Agency
Correct Answer: D
HEC's QAA is the Quality Assurance Agency.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “HEC Digital Library”?
A. National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP)
B. Track and Trace System
C. Badr-1 satellite
D. HEC Digital Library
Correct Answer: D
HEC Digital Library is directly associated with HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
For exam preparation, “HEC Digital Library” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
B. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
HEC Digital Library is a high-yield sub-area of HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which description best fits the institutional position of HEC?
A. Federal accountability framework
B. Federal higher-education policy and regulatory framework
C. Government of Pakistan strategic science and peaceful nuclear programme
D. Federal disaster-management system
Correct Answer: B
HEC operates within the Federal higher-education policy and regulatory framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE HEC's core mandate in a question involving “regulate electric power tariffs”?
A. administer national and international scholarship programmes
B. regulate electric power tariffs
C. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
D. support faculty development, curriculum improvement and digital academic resources
Correct Answer: B
Regulate electric power tariffs is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
What does QAA stand for in HEC's quality framework?
A. Quantum Applications Agency
B. Quality Assurance Agency
C. Quality Audit Administration
D. Quota Allocation Authority
Correct Answer: B
HEC's QAA is the Quality Assurance Agency.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which activity would fall OUTSIDE HEC's core mandate in a question involving “license oil marketing companies”?
A. formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
B. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
C. fund and promote university research and innovation
D. license oil marketing companies
Correct Answer: D
License oil marketing companies is primarily the responsibility of another institution, not HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to formulate and coordinate higher-education policy. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: modernize tax administration through digital systems and risk-based controls
B. HEC: formulate and coordinate higher-education policy
C. HEC: promote space education, training and human-resource development
D. HEC: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
Correct Answer: B
The task matches HEC's mandate to formulate and coordinate higher-education policy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
In which year/date did this HEC milestone occur: The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
A. 1924
B. 1958
C. 1974
D. 2000
Correct Answer: C
The University Grants Commission (UGC) operated under its statutory framework before HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: administer national and international scholarship programmes?
A. administer income tax through Inland Revenue
B. develop and transfer technologies, processes and products
C. develop and operate national satellite programmes
D. administer national and international scholarship programmes
Correct Answer: D
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to administer national and international scholarship programmes.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which current-leadership pairing is correct as of 2026-08-19?
A. HEC — Dr Raja Ali Raza Anwar
B. HEC — Muhammad Yousaf Khan
C. HEC — Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
D. HEC — Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
Correct Answer: D
As of 2026-08-19, Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar heads HEC.