NABARD Grade A 2022: Last week Preparation Strategy

Know Selection Process & Exam Pattern

Please make sure you fully comprehend the exam format before continuing. Please keep in mind that the merit part has several sections that call for extra concentration.

i) Qualifying Section & Merit Section – Apart from General Awareness, Economics & Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development all other subjects are qualifying in nature.

ii) The only factor used to choose candidates for the next phase will be their performance in the merit sections. The written test, followed by the interview and/or group discussion, would serve as the foundation for the final selection. 

Now in order to prepare for these topics and score well. One should always keep in mind some key tools. These are:

1. Time Management: Proper utilization of time is the sure shot success mantra. Time management accompanied by Question selection is crucial for success in the exam. You are not bound to solve all questions.

Always look for questions in each part that can be answered quickly. Avoid getting stuck on any questions, and don’t spend too much time on any one question.

2. Speed & Accuracy: In this exam, accuracy and speed are of utmost importance. Focus on accuracy and quickness to perform well in the Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning section.

For increasing speed, solve easier questions first and mark the tough ones for the left time.

Spending too much time on a single question will tend to reduce your speed, so if you are not able to solve it within 1 minute then move on.

Section Wise Tips for NABARD Grade A Exam 2022

Since there is a minimum cutoff for each section it means that along with the overall cutoff you have to clear the cutoff of each and every section in order to clear the written test and qualify for the exam.

Here we are presenting the planning tips for different sections, starting with the less time-consuming section i.e. general awareness

Most Expected Section-wise 200 Questions for NABARD Grade A Prelims 2022(DOWNLOAD PDF)

General Awareness Tips

This section has 20 questions including questions from Current Affairs and Banking and Economy.

For the current affairs try to cover the last 3-4 months’ news i.e. Appointments, RBI in news, Awards and Honours, Sports, New Schemes, National and International News, Latest Developments in Science, and Technology.

English Tips

This section has 30 questions. The paper generally includes questions on Reading Comprehension, Cloze test, Sentence improvement, Fill in the blanks, Sentence correction, Spotting the errors, and Sentence rearrangement.

Additionally, there are questions on synonyms and antonyms in the reading comprehension portion that need strong vocabulary, which you may build with our Daily Wordlist from Newspaper. Because of how unclear this part is, trying the question requires caution.

Scoring topics in this section are:

1. Fill in the blanks

2. Spotting the error

3. Sentence improvement

4. Sentence correction

Reasoning Tips

This section consists of 20 questions on various topics like puzzles (seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, floor-based), syllogism, data sufficiency, statement-based questions, Inequality, Coding-Decoding, Input-Output, and logical reasoning.

If the concepts in this section are clear then one can very easily score good marks with accuracy.

Scoring topics in Reasoning Sections are –

1. Syllogism

2. Inequality

3. Logical reasoning

4. Input Output

5. Data Sufficiency

Quantitative Aptitude Tips

It has 20 questions on diverse topics like Data Interpretation, Caselet DI, Number Series, Data Sufficiency, and Some Miscellaneous questions. The miscellaneous questions have questions from profit and loss, age, average, simple and compound interest, boat and stream, time and work, and area.

This section requires a lot of practice. And while performing this section one has to be very attentive and present-minded. Good practice in this section can make one score good with accuracy.

Expected Difficulty level: Moderate 

Scoring topics in this section are:

1. Data Interpretation

2. Quadratic Equations

3. Number Series

4. Data Sufficiency

5. Some Miscellaneous questions.

Computer Knowledge Tips

20 questions of easy to moderate level from MS Office, Networking, Internet, Computer peripherals, and such will be asked. You can do all the questions if your basic knowledge of Computers is good cos only that thing will be asked.

Almost all the questions ate attemptable. Only one or two questions asked are tricky. So, from this section, you can attempt 17 – 19 questions.

Economic & Social Issue Tips

40 questions of easy to moderate level from Nature of Indian Economy, Inflation, Objectives of Economy Planning, Agriculture – Characteristics / Status, Rural Marketing Development of banking and financial institutions in India, Social Structure in India, Education, Social Justice: Problems of SC and ST, Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged will be asked.

Agriculture & Rural Development Tips

40 questions of easy to moderate level from Soil and Water Conservation, Water Resource, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Agricultural extensions, Ecology, and Climate Change, Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy-Importance and role of the rural sector in India, Rural population in India, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Rural Credit System, Role of Rural Credit in Rural Development will be asked.

Note: During Online Exam always focus on –

(i) Read questions well

(ii) Be accurate

(iii) Maintain speed

(iv) Revise if time permits.

Last Week Revision Plan: NABARD Grade A Prelims 2022

Let’s review last week’s revision plan and strategy for the upcoming NABARD Grade A Prelims 2022 exam. Try to follow this study plan.

Day	Topics to be covered
Day 1	Quant: Number series, Quadratic Equation Reasoning: Syllogism, Alphanumeric-series Revise ARD & ESI important chapters
Day 2	Quant: Simplification and approximation Reasoning: Inequality Revise GA
Day 3	Quant: Average, Percentage Reasoning: Order & Ranking Revise Computer Awareness
Day 4	Quant: Ratio proportion Reasoning: Direction distance Revise ARD and ESI
Day 5	Quant: Time & work Reasoning: Blood relation Revise Cloze test, Fillers, Parajumble
Day 6	Quant: Partnership, Mensuration Reasoning:  Coding decoding Revise Error spotting
Day 7	Quant: Profit loss & Discount Reasoning: Sitting Arrangement Revise your self-written notes and important pointers if any
Last few days	Analyze your weak areas. Go through the short tricks and formulas. Check out the NABARD Grade A previous year Paper, just to have a clear idea of your minimum attempt.

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