Among the banking aspirants in India, NABARD Grade A Assistant manager is very popular. With a high paying check and other allowances along with job security, this position demands a lot of hard work. The ratio between the number of applicants and vacant posts are increasing rapidly, making it one of the toughest banking exam in the country. So it’s advisable to check the exam analysis and previously asked questions while preparing for the test to have a great understanding of the same. So to ease your preparations here we are giving you a detailed analysis along with model questions of the NABARD Grade A position. Let’s check the NABARD Grade A exam analysis.
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NABARD Grade-A Exam Analysis 2021
The NABARD Grade A selection process has three stages:
- Prelims Exam
- Phase-II Mains Exam, and
- Personal Interview
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern
| SL No | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | Composite time of 120 minutes |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 3 | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| 4 | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| 6 | Economic and Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| 7 | Agriculture and Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
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Main Exam Pattern
| SL
No |
Paper | Test Name | Maximum Marks | Exam
Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paper: I | General English: (Descriptive) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| 2 | Paper-II | Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development | 100 | 90 minutes |
| 3 | Paper III | Legal Services: proficiency in interpreting various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/ Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters | 100 | 90 minutes |
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NABARD Grade A Detailed Exam Analysis
Since this years’ exam is yet to happen, the below given NABARD Grade A exam analysis is based on the 2020’s exam. We will update you with the latest exam pattern and question structures, once the exam is completed. If we consider the 2020 preliminary exam if one has to attempt at least 119 questions to have a chance for the Phase-II of the selection process.
| Subjects | Good Attempts |
|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 14-16 |
| English Language | 29-33 |
| Computer Knowledge | 17-19 |
| General Awareness | 10-13 |
| Numerical Ability | 15-18 |
| Economic and Social Issues | 19-24 |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | 18-22 |
| Overall | 119-128 |
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Reasoning Ability
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 08 | Easy-Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 02 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coding-Decoding | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Inequalities | 02 | Easy |
| Blood Relation | 03 | Easy |
| Total | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
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Numerical Ability
| Topic | Number
of Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Data Interpretation | 06 | Moderate |
| Missing Number Series | 04 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equation | 03 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mensuration | 01 | Easy-Moderate |
| Partnership | 01 | Easy |
| Time and Work | 01 | Easy |
| Profit and Loss | 01 | Easy-Moderate |
| Mixture and Allegation | 01 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 02 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 20 | Easy-Moderate |
English Language
| Topic | Number of
Questions |
Difficulty
Level |
|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 15 | Moderate |
| Word Replacement | 05 | Easy |
| Fillers | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Sentence Rearrangement | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Error Detection | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 05 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 40 | Easy-Moderate |
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Sectional cut-off
The NABARD Grade-A Assistant Manager previous year sectional cut-off scores are:
| Category | ES (25) | AR (25) | RE (40) | EL (40) | CK (20) | GA (20) | QA (30) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC, ST, OBC, PWD | 4.25 | 5 | 6.5 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 5 | 2.75 |
| General | 6 | 7 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 4.75 |
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NABARD Grade-A Previously Asked Questions
- Who was the head of the High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) for boosting India’s share in Exports?
Dr Surjit S. Bhalla
- Which Union Ministry constituted the High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG)?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Name the campaign to create awareness and promote tribal arts and crafts as well as aid in the socioeconomic welfare of over 700 Indian tribes.
Go tribal campaign
- What does the scheme to enable higher educational institutions to work with the rural Indian population in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth?
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
- According to the Index of Crop Diversification 2014-15, which Indian state recorded the most crop diversification?
Karnataka
Some of the descriptive questions asked in the Economic and Social Issue paper is:
- How poverty line is defined?
- Describe the important features of India’s population policy.
- Write short note on Regional social and economic integration and India
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