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Nabard Grade A and B ( Assistant Manager): Exam Analysis

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Dear Ba’ians,


Finally the NABARD Preliminary exam is over. Was quite an interesting exam covering 7 subjects in all. Overall the exam can be considered to be Moderate- Difficult just as can be expected from NABARD. We bring to you the exam analysis for the same.

S. No
Section
Total Questions
Level Of Difficulty
Good Attempts
Good Score
1.
English
40
Easy -moderate
25-28
25
2.
Quant
30
Moderate-Difficult
14-18
15
3.
Reasoning
40
Easy-Moderate
27-33
26
4.
Computer
20
Easy
16-18
16
5.
Gk
20
Easy
15-17
15
6.
Economy and State
25
Moderate
15-19
16
7.
Agriculture
25
Moderate
16-21
16
8.
TOTAL
200
Moderate
128-154
129
Now talking about each section, we would like to say that if anyone who had prepared well could have scored easily. Some questions from quant sections were tricky but the questions were doable. The English, Reasoning and Computer were the section where students have scored most. Below are the questions that were asked in the exam.

English:

This section was not that difficult. It followed the usual bank exam pattern covering almost all expected questions which were as follows:

1) RC- (12 marks) 
It was based on the Colombian economy and the faults in their government structure. The passage was not that difficult. There were around 2-3 questions like what is the view of the author, what is the general idea of the passage. Well it is best to leave such questions in exam as it is usually a bone of contention. Other than that almost all questions were doable.

2) Cloze Test:( 8 Marks)
The cloze test was on Climate Change and Carbon Emission. Was again not that difficult.

3) Error Detection:(5 Marks)

4) Fillers( 5 Marks)

5) Parajumbles:( 5 marks) 
It was based on the OPEC Oil Prices and the role of Shale. Was a bit tricky. Best to attempts the questions covering the first and the last question.

6) Sentence Improvement:(5 marks)

Quant: 

The section was a bit difficult and time consuming with time taking calculations specially in DI. But those who have a good practice can easily manage to score reasonably well.The questions were as follows:

1) Series: ( 5 Marks)- Easy

2) DI: ( 10 Marks)- There were 2 types of DI. One was a missing DI which was quite tricky and difficult to figure out. The second one was a Bar Graph, which was an easy one. So one could easily score atleast 5 marks in DI.

3) Quadratic Equation: ( 5 Marks)– Easy

4) Caselet: ( 5 Marks)

5) Mix questions: ( 5 Marks)– Basically statement questions covering topics like Time and work, Averages, Profit and Loss/Discount, SI and CI, Time Speed and Distance.


Reasoning: 


Was more or less easy. Just one puzzle and one line puzzle was a bit tricky.


1. Puzzles: (10 Marks)- Easy to moderate


2. Machine and input: ( 5 marks)- Easy


3. Syllogisms: ( 5 Marks)- Easy


4. Inequalty: ( 5 Marks)- Easy


5. Data sufficiency: ( 5 Marks)- Easy


6. Statement and Assumptions: ( 5 Marks)- Easy


7. Seating Arrangement Puzzle: ( 5 Marks)- Moderate

Computers: 
This section was the easiest among all. The questions were very basic in nature.

Questions from the GK, Economy and Agriculture section will be up soon!



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