Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “Which body did HEC replace as Pakistan's apex higher-education institution?”
A. National Disaster Management Authority
B. University Grants Commission (UGC)
C. Federal Board of Revenue
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Correct Answer: B
HEC replaced the UGC framework in 2002.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)”?
A. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Correct Answer: B
National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
A federal officer is dealing with a matter whose principal institutional task is to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks. Which option most accurately identifies the relevant mandate?
A. HEC: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
B. HEC: support civil-registration and family-record services
C. HEC: support industrial applications of nuclear and radiation technologies
D. HEC: issue national identity cards
Correct Answer: A
The task matches HEC's mandate to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which event is correctly associated with HEC and the year/date 2026?
A. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar served as Chairman HEC during 2026.
B. The National Accountability Ordinance provided the legal foundation for NAB.
C. The catastrophic Kashmir earthquake accelerated the development of Pakistan's modern disaster-management system.
D. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission was established.
Correct Answer: A
Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar served as Chairman HEC during 2026.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks?
A. support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks
B. conduct public awareness activities against corruption
C. recover assets and proceeds linked with corruption in accordance with law
D. build investigative and prosecutorial capacity for complex financial crime
Correct Answer: A
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to support quality assurance and accreditation frameworks.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement correctly answers this HEC point: “Which area is outside HEC's primary mandate?”
A. Research funding
B. University quality assurance
C. Degree recognition
D. Regulation of school boards and matriculation examinations
Correct Answer: D
HEC focuses on higher education, not routine school-board regulation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
The Pakistani institution associated with “faculty development programmes” has its headquarters in which city?
A. Karachi
B. Islamabad
C. Peshawar
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: B
faculty development programmes is associated with HEC, whose headquarters is in Islamabad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
When was HEC established or created in its modern form?
A. 1924
B. 2026
C. 2000
D. 2002
Correct Answer: D
HEC traces its establishment/modern creation to 2002.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which legal instrument is the principal statutory basis associated with HEC?
A. Regulation of Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electric Power Act, 1997 (NEPRA Act)
B. Federal Board of Revenue Act, 2007
C. Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 (Ordinance No. LIII of 2002)
D. Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996
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 organization is most directly associated with “degree attestation and verification”?
A. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
B. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Correct Answer: C
degree attestation and verification belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
For exam preparation, “faculty development programmes” should be studied primarily under which Pakistani organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
C. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
faculty development programmes is a high-yield sub-area of HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
An examination question about the responsibility to “fund and promote university research and innovation” should most directly be placed under which organization?
A. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
D. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
Correct Answer: C
The stated responsibility is part of HEC's mandate.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
As of 2026-08-19, who heads HEC?
A. Lt Gen Muhammad Munir Afsar
B. Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
C. Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik
D. Lt Gen Muhammad Saeed (Retd)
Correct Answer: B
As verified for 2026-08-19, Prof. Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar heads HEC. Leadership is time-sensitive.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the lega?
A. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
B. develop geospatial and GIS applications
C. recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework
D. develop and administer the national telecommunication numbering framework
Correct Answer: C
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to recognize universities and degree-awarding institutions under the legal framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: fund and promote university research and innovation?
A. license and regulate CNG, LPG and LNG activities under applicable rules
B. fund and promote university research and innovation
C. develop and operate nuclear power for peaceful electricity generation
D. regulate generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electric power under the law
Correct Answer: B
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to fund and promote university research and innovation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following is correctly associated with HEC when the examination focus is “Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)”?
A. electric-power market and code oversight
B. LPG licensing and regulation
C. Pakistan Origin Card (POC)
D. Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
Correct Answer: D
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) is directly associated with HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which statement best describes the origin of HEC?
A. Established in 1956 to develop peaceful applications of atomic energy and nuclear science
B. Created under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
C. Established in 2002 as the successor to the University Grants Commission (UGC)
D. Developed after the 2005 earthquake; NDMA was established under the 2006 disaster-management framework and later given statutory basis by the 2010 Act
Correct Answer: C
Established in 2002 as the successor to the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which Pakistani organization is primarily responsible to fund and promote university research and innovation?
A. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)
B. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
C. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
D. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Correct Answer: D
This responsibility belongs primarily to HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which organization is most directly associated with “Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)”?
A. Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
B. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
C. Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
D. Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
Correct Answer: B
Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) belongs to or is administered/regulated by HEC.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Which of the following correctly states a core responsibility of HEC concerning this mandate area: evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research?
A. evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research
B. protect consumer interests in the electric-power sector
C. regulate the operation and provision of telecommunication systems and services
D. promote fair competition and transparency in telecom regulation
Correct Answer: A
HEC's mandate includes the responsibility to evaluate, improve and promote higher education and research.