National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) conducted the online examination for the post of Assistant Manager (RDBS) in Grade ‘A’ on 5th August 2017 i.e. today. Now we are sharing the detailed exam analysis as well as good attempts for the exam. Students can understand the overall as well as sectional difficulty level and exam pattern by going through NABARD Grade 'A' exam review 2017. It will also help you all in identifying the minimum attempts that you all should make in this exam.
The exam consisted of total 200 questions, there were 7 sections in two parts. This year NABARD has changed the weight age of Reasoning, quant, Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development. In the exam, each question had 5 options and was of 1 mark each. Candidates will get negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect question marked.
The overall level of the exam was Moderate. The level of the questions was doable for the students. The most difficult section was Agriculture and Rural Development in today's exam.
NABARD Grade A Exam Analysis 2017 - Section-wise Exam Review
NABARD Grade A Exam Analysis 2017: Reasoning
There were 20 questions from the reasoning section in the examination. Total 20 marks were allotted for the section. The level of this section was.The topics asked in this section are as following :
Name of topic | Number of questions asked |
Seating Arrangement (Linear) | 5 (North -south based ) |
Puzzles (Weekdays and meetings based scheduling) | 5 |
Inequality | 3 |
Miscellaneous (Blood Relation,coding-decoding) | 7 |
NABARD Grade A Exam Review 2017: Quantitative Aptitude
This section had 20 questions for a total of 20 marks.Following topics were asked in this section :
Name of topic | Number of questions asked |
Data Interpretation - Tabular | 5 |
Data Interpretation - Pie chart | 5 |
Quadratic Equation | 4 |
Miscellaneous(Profit and loss, Approximation, partnership, pipes and cistern, average etc) | 6 |
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Analysis 2017: English Language
The overall level of difficulty of this section was easy to moderate. The topics asked are as following :
Name of topic | Number of questions asked |
Reading Comprehension (based on agriculture in Argentina) | 10 |
Error Spotting | 7 |
Fill in the blanks | 8 |
Para Jumble | 6 |
Cloze Test (Based on agriculture) | 7 |
Analysis of General Awareness Section
This section had 20 questions. The questions were based on World Rankings The questions from agriculture related banking were asked. The level of this section was easy-moderate.
- Dhola Sdiya bridge on which river and state ?
- Where is the headquarter of IUCN ?
- Where is the headquarter of World Bank ?
- What is the budget allocation amount of Fasal Bima Yojna ?
- Ranking of India in sustainble development index ?
- SAATHI by raiilway related question
- What does S stands for in PLSS ?
- Question related to Elevate-100?
- Where is ROWA wildlife sanctuary ?
Exam Review of Computer Knowledge
20 questions were asked from this section. Basic questions were asked from this section. Level of the questions asked was easy. Questions related to operating system and extranet were asked.
NABARD Grade A 2017 Exam Review: Economic and Social Issues
Most of the questions in this section were based the Agricultural parameters, GDP, Social Rights, Government schemes, economic policies and banking. This section was of moderate difficulty level.
NABARD Grade A 2017 Exam Review: Agriculture and Rural Development
Questions based on Central Government policies for agriculture and rural development were asked. Also, there were questions from environment and industries.Following questions were asked in this section :
- Application of Micro/Macro Nutrient
- Poultry based question
Overall breakdown of the NABARD Grade A Prelims 2017
Name of section | Level of section | Good attempts |
Economic and Social Issues | Moderate | 25-29 |
Agriculture and Rural Development | Moderate-diififcult | 15-19 |
Reasoning | Easy- Moderate | 13-18 |
English Language | Moderate | 18-26 |
Computer Knowledge | Easy | 15-18 |
Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | 12-14 |
General Awareness | Moderate | 12-15 |
Total | Moderate | 138-155 |
Expected cutoff of NABARD Grade A Prelims 2017
Keeping in mind the number of vacancies and level of exam , following is the expected cutoff for NABARD Grade A Prelims exam 2017 :
Name of section | Expected cutoff |
Economic and Social Issues | 18-20 |
Agriculture and Rural Development | 10-11 |
Reasoning | 9-12 |
English Language | 7-10 |
Computer Knowledge | 10-13 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 8-11 |
General Awareness | 8-10 |
Total | 130-140 |
All the best for your exams.
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