NABARD Exam Analysis 2019 – Grade A Review

NABARD Assistant Manager Prelims Exam has conducted its online examination today, and the first shift is over now. This article will give you the opportunity to analyze the NABARD Assistant Manager 2019 exam and question asked in the Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India). After critical analysis and review given by candidates who have appeared for the first shift, we would say that this year’s NABARD Assistant Manager Prelims Shift-1 examination was of an Easy to Moderate level.

The Online Examination constituted of an objective test which had seven sections namely Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India). The objective test had a composite time of 120 minutes for all seven sections.

Subjects	Good Attempts
Test of Reasoning	16-18
English Language	27-31
Computer Knowledge	17-19
General Awareness	11-13
Quantitative Aptitude	12-14
Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India)	19-23
Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India)	16-19
Overall	121-136

Reasoning ( Easy)

There were 2 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-

Month Based Puzzle (10 People, 5 Months)
Floor-based puzzle

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Puzzle and Seating Arrangement	09	Easy-Moderate
Data Sufficiency (2 statements)	02	Easy
Syllogism	04	Easy
Inequalities	02	Easy
Order and Randing	03	Easy
Total	20	Easy

Quantitative Aptitude (Moderate)

There were 2 sets of Data Interpretation questions. Types of DIs were as follows:

Pie Chart + Tabular
Caselet DI (schools has given of 2 states A and B)

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Data Interpretation	10	Moderate
Missing Number Series	05	Easy
Time and Work	01	Moderate
Boat and Stream	01	Easy
Profit and Loss	01	Moderate
SI and CI	01	Moderate
Percentage	01	Easy
Total	20	Moderate

English Language ( Moderate)

The level of this section was moderate in comparison with the rest of the examination. There was 2 set of Reading Comprehension. The theme of Reading Comprehension was Sleep Disorder. The other RC was paragraph-based. The Cloze test was based on Labour & Industry.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension	13	Moderate
Cloze Test	07	Moderate
Error Detection (double)	05	Moderate
Sentence Based Error	05	Moderate
Single Word Filler	05	Easy-Moderate
Sentence Arrangement	05	Easy-Moderate
Total	40	Moderate

Computer Knowledge (Easy)

The questions asked in Computer Knowledge section were easy. The topics which were asked in computer knowledge section were as follows:

System Software
Application Software
TCP/IP protocol
SMTP protocol
Memory – RAM, ROM, permanent memory
Office key command – Ctrl + F
IP Address full forms
Name of search engine.

General Awareness(Moderate – Difficult):

Overall the section was Moderate – Difficult level. Questions were asked from last 4 months current affairs. 2-3 questions were also asked from interim affairs. Minister of External Affairs & Joint Military Exercise Mitra Shakti was asked.

Economic & Social Issues (Moderate):

Overall the section was of moderate level. The topics which were asked economic & social issues were section were as follows. Around 15 questions were based on central & state government schemes.

ESI
NITI Aayog (formation)
Solar subsidy
Scheme supported by IMF
STRIVE & SANKALP Scheme
SECC percentage (rural household)
Gobar Dhan ministry
PMKVY scheme
Impress scheme
SANKALP and STRIVE scheme
Pension amount shram yogi maan dhan yojana (PMSYM)
Kalia scheme
Solar chakra scheme
Atal bhujal yojna
Per drop more crop under which scheme?
S in Kusum scheme stands for?

Agriculture & Rural Development (Moderate):

Candidates had to struggle with this section as it was of moderate level. There were questions from crops, soils, weather, Rainfall and Schemes for Rural Development like