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FIA Superintedent Model Paper 2026  — 500 MCQs  (Page 22 of 50)

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The FM&PAO Regulations, 2021 apply to all Federal Ministries, Divisions and their attached and subordinate offices EXCEPT:
  • Pakistan Missions abroad
  • Federal Board of Revenue
  • Defence Services, for which Ministry of Defence shall notify separate regulations
  • Autonomous bodies
The FM&PAO Regulations, 2021 came into force:
  • On notification by the Prime Minister
  • From 1st July, 2021
  • From the next financial year
  • At once
'Attached department' in the FM&PAO Regulations has the meaning assigned to it in the:
  • General Financial Rules
  • Rules of Business, 1973
  • PFM Act, 2019
  • Civil Servants Act, 1973
Under Regulation 3, the Principal Accounting Officer is the:
  • Approver of the budget of the Finance Division
  • Custodian and operator of the financial resources
  • Custodian only, while the CFAO is the operator
  • Auditor of the financial resources
Which of the following is NOT a criterion under Regulation 4(2) for notifying an official as Principal Accounting Officer?
  • An officer controlling a specific budgetary demand for grant
  • Head of department or subordinate office
  • An officer in BPS-21 or above
  • An officer controlling one or more cost centres where a strategic interest is involved
If the head of an organization holds a constitutional position, then under the proviso to Regulation 4(2):
  • The Finance Secretary becomes the PAO
  • The Secretary of the administrative Division becomes the PAO
  • The head shall still be the PAO
  • Any other senior officer of the organization may be designated as PAO
The authority to designate an officer as Principal Accounting Officer under Regulation 5 vests in the:
  • Prime Minister
  • Finance Division
  • Secretary of the Division concerned
  • Federal Cabinet
A Principal Accounting Officer is accountable for use of resources and regularity and propriety of expenditure before:
  • The Parliament of Pakistan including all relevant Parliamentary Committees
  • The Auditor-General of Pakistan only
  • The Prime Minister's Inspection Commission
  • The Finance Division