National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is the summit of a Development Financial Institution that provides to the needs of the rural population by providing credit for agriculture and other economic activities in rural areas in India. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted a Committee to Review the Arrangements for Institutional Credit for Agriculture and Rural Development. As per committee’s recommendation a unique development financial institution to address these aspirations was formed. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was approved by the Parliament in the year 1981. The bank selects eligible candidates both on a regular and contractual basis. The NABARD Recruits candidates for Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) through grade A and Grade B exams under Group A. In this article let us check Best Books for NABARD Grade B 2020 Exam Preparation.
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Best Books for NABARD Grade B 2020 Exam Preparation
There are few important details you need to know as you begin your preparation by selecting the books for reference. Following are the few sections that will be discussed in this article.
- List of books for reference.
- Keep yourself acquainted with the exam pattern as it will ease you to segregate the topics based on weightage.
- Know your syllabus very well as it will help with selecting the study contents from the books
- How to take mock test appropriately and access to free mock test by ENTRI
- How Entri will help you in the process of preparing for the examination. Free video tutorials by ENTRI for better preparation of exams.
NABARD Books for Reference
Let us check the books that will help the candidates with preparation for the NABARD GRADE B Manager post examination 2020
NABARD GRADE B books for Quantitative Aptitude
Refer the books mentioned below, and practice thoroughly only then it is possible to score in the mathematics sector
Refer the books mentioned below, and practice thoroughly only then it is possible to score in the mathematics sector
| Name of the Book | Author/Publisher |
| Practice Book on Quicker Maths by M Tyra and K Kundan | Magical Book Series |
| Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma | Arihant Publishers |
| Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by RS Aggarwal | S Chand Publisher |
| Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma | McGraw Hill |
| Quantum Cat | Sarvesh Kumar Verma |
| Quantitative Aptitude Test for Bank PO | N K Singh |
| Data Interpretation | Arun Sharma |
| Arithmetic for General Competitions | Neetu Singh |
Reasoning Ability books for NABARD GRADE B Exam
This section of the exam requires rigorous practice. Solve previous year papers and appear for mock tests to secure a better score in this section
| Name of the book | Author/publisher |
| A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by RS Aggarwal | S Chand Publisher |
| Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey | Magical Book Series |
| Tricky Approach To Competitive Reasoning (Hindi) | Kiran Publications |
| Logical and analytical reasoning | A. K Gupta |
| New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal: Verbal, Non – Verbal & Analytical | Indu Sijwali and B. S. Sijwali |
| Quicker Reasoning Test | Upkar Publications |
| Reasoning Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical – for Competitive Examinations | Dipak Kumar Yugnirmal |
| SSC Reasoning Chapterwise | S.N. Prasad |
| A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal | Arihant Publication |
| How to Crack Test of Reasoning | Arihant Publication |
NABARD GRADE B books for General Awareness
Candidate has to keep self-updated with both static GK and Current affairs throughout the preparation process. Current affair and static GK is better answered if we are up to date with the happenings around rather than referring it only at the last moment. Read newspaper regularly to stay updated.
| Name of the book | Author/publisher |
| Banking Awareness | S.K. Rout & S.R. Behera |
| Banking Awareness Handbook of Banking Information | N.S.Toor |
| Lucent’s general Knowledge | Lucent |
| Basic Banking & Financial Issue | Gautam Majumdar |
| Manorama Year book(English/Hindi) | Malayalam manorama |
| Banking Awareness | Arihant Publication |
| India Year Book | by Publications Division, Government of India |
| Current Affairs Yearly 2018 | Arihant Experts |
NABARD GRADE B books for English Language
| Name of the Book | Author/Publisher |
| Objective General English |
S.P. Bakshi |
| Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension |
Arun Sharma Meenakshi Upadhyay |
| General English |
Lucent Publication |
| Word Power Made Easy | Norman Lewis |
NABARD GRADE B books for Computer Knowledge
| Name of the Book | Author/Publisher |
| Objective Computer Awareness | Arihant Publications |
| Computer Jaagrukta (Hindi) | Arihant Publications |
| Objective General English Single Edition | S. P. Bakshi |
| Computer Aptitude & Awareness (Competition Series) Paperback | Manju Arora |
NABARD GRADE B books for Economic and Social Issues
| Name of the Book | Publisher/Author |
| Social Problems in India 3rd Edition | R Ahuja |
| Indian Economy | Ramesh Singh |
NABARD GRADE B books for Agriculture and Rural Development
| Name of the Book | Publisher/Author |
| Agriculture at a Glance Revised Edition | R.K.Sharma, S.K.Bhoi, N.Pandey, S.Shinde, V.K.Pandey |
| Rural Development Indian Context | GPH Panel of Experts |
Subjects included in the NABARD Grade B exam
As we select the books to prepare for the exam it is also very important to be well acquainted with the examination pattern to make the best usage of the resource books. If the topics and the question pattern is known in advance it will help the candidate in segregating the topics based on its importance.
The Selection process of NABARD Grade B exam includes three stages. Prelims, mains and interview.
NABARD Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern
| Parts | Subjects | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Exam Duration |
| 1 | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | 120 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | |
| 3 | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| 4 | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 5 | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 6 | Agriculture and Rural development (Focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| 7 | Economic and Social Issues (Focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| Total Marks | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
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Topics included in the exam- NABARD GRADE B Syllabus 2020
Once you are thorough with the exam pattern you have to keep yourself updated with the syllabus of each topic include for the exam. Only then we can plan a study schedule based on the topics included in the exam.
Below mentioned are the main topics included in the NABARD GRADE B syllabus
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language | General Awareness | Computer Knowledge |
| Odd man out | Number System | Spotting Errors | Current Affairs | Computer Fundamentals |
| Syllogism | Decimal Fraction | Jumbled Words | Countries / Currencies | Software and Hardware Fundamentals |
| Blood Relation | Simple Interest | Fill in the Blanks | Indian and International Economy | Networking |
| Series Test | Time and Work | Idioms and Phrases | Banking Terms | MS Office |
| Ranking and Time | Averages | Comprehension | Forestry, Agriculture Extensions | Database |
| Direction Sense Test | Partnership | Commonly Misspelled Words | Ecology and Climate Change | History and Future of Computers |
Click here for detailed syllabus of NABARD Grade B Prelims and Mains Examination.
FREE Mock Test by ENTRI
Mock test will have questions in the exactly similar pattern as to the main exam. Questions are in the same format and you need to solve in same time limit. Solving mock test gives you a perfect idea about the actual exam.
Few important measures to be kept in mind when you take the mock tests are
- Do not casually take up the mock test. Mock test has to be answered in a complete examination like environment to acquire the complete benefits.
- Do not end it up with just answering the test. Ensure to perform analysis of the test attempted as it assists you to track the progress with instant answer evaluations.
- Mock test will help you identify problem areas, but it can also help reassure you that you indeed know your subject.
- By discovering and confirming your subject matter strengths, you can devote more time to the areas where you really need focus
NABARD Mock Questions:
- Nurture : Neglect :: Denigrate : ?
- Extol
- Reveal
- Reply
- Recognise
2. What is the base year for measuring inflation at wholesale Prices Index (WPI) in India?
- 2004-05
- 2001-02
- 2011-12
- 2014-15
3. Select the option in which the numbers share the same relationship as that shared by
the given pair of numbers. 76 : 171
- 28 : 63
- 24 : 39
- 62 : 135
- 52 : 115
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