NABARD Exam Analysis :10th November 2016 (Shift 1, Shift 2 and Shift 3)

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National Development Assistant and Rural Development (NABARD) conducts ‘Preliminary Examination’ on an annual basis to recruit eligible candidates for the posts of ‘Development Assistant”. This year i.e. 2016, NABARD has a target to recruit 85 number of vacancies.

The candidates who manage to qualify the Prelims will only get a chance to sit for the NABARD Mains examination. All they need is an effective preparation strategy along with self- confidence. However, the merit list of the Mains exam will be the toolkit for procedure of final selection. The paper will be an objective one with questions from three sections: Quantitative, Reasoning and English. The pattern of the examination will be as follows:

NABARD Development Assistant Prelims: Exam Pattern

Sl.No.	Subjects	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Time Duration
1	English	40	40	1 hour
2	Numerical Ability	30	30
3	Reasoning	30	30
	Total	100	100

The NABARD Development Assistant Prelims will be conducted in three slots as follows:

NABARD Development Assistant Prelims: Shift Timings

Days	Exam Dates (NABARD DA Prelims)	Shift Time
Day 01	10-11-2016	Shift - 1 (09:15am onwards) Morning Shift	Shift - 2 (12:15pm onwards) Mid day Shift	Shift - 3 (15:15pm onwards) Afternoon Shift

NABARD Development Assistant Prelims: Slot 1:

NABARD Exam Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 1) - Overall Analysis

The examination was of Easy - Moderate level as far as the difficulty level is concerned.

NABARD Development Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 1) – Summary of all sections

Subjects	Number of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability	30	22-25	Easy - Moderate (Tricky)
Quantitative Aptitude	30	17-21	Moderate
English Language	40	26-30	Easy

(i) Reasoning Ability:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend  22 - 25  number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was  Easy - Moderate (Tricky) level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Complex Arrangement/ Puzzles
2. Input/ Output
3. Syllogism
4. Statements and Assumptions/ Conclusion
5. Seating Arrangement
6. Data Sufficiency
7. Inequality

(ii) Numerical Ability/ Quantitative Aptitude:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 17- 21 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Moderate level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Number Series
2. Data Interpretation (2 sets)
3. Quadratic Equations
4. Time and Work and Averages
5. Profit and Loss
6. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
7. Simplification

(iii) English Language:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 26 - 30 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Easy level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze Test
3. Sentence Correction
4. Fill in the blanks
5. Sentence Arrangement
6. Sentence Arrangement in a correct order/ Para jumbles
7. Error spotting

NABARD Development Assistant Prelims: Slot 2:

NABARD Exam Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 2) - Overall Analysis

The examination was of Easy - Moderate level as far as the difficulty level is concerned.

NABARD Development Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 2) – Summary of all sections

Subjects	Number of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability	30	23-25	Easy - Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	30	17-22	Easy- Moderate
English Language	40	25-30	Easy

(i) Reasoning Ability:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend  23 - 25  number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was  Easy - Moderate level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Complex Arrangement/ Puzzles
2. Input/ Output
3. Syllogism
4. Statements and Assumptions/ Conclusion
5. Seating Arrangement
6. Data Sufficiency
7. Inequality

(ii) Numerical Ability/ Quantitative Aptitude:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 17- 22 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Easy- Moderate level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Number Series
2. Data Interpretation (2 sets)
3. Quadratic Equations
4. Time and Work and Averages
5. Profit and Loss
6. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
7. Simplification

(iii) English Language:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 25 - 30 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Easy level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze Test
3. Sentence Correction
4. Fill in the blanks
5. Sentence Arrangement
6. Sentence Arrangement in a correct order/ Para jumbles
7. Error spotting

NABARD Development Assistant Prelims: Slot 3:

NABARD Exam Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 3) - Overall Analysis

The examination was of Easy - Moderate level as far as the difficulty level is concerned.

NABARD Development Analysis Prelims: 10^th November (Slot 3) – Summary of all sections

Subjects	Number of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Reasoning Ability	30	23-26	Easy - Moderate
Quantitative Aptitude	30	17-24	Easy- Moderate
English Language	40	26-30	Easy

(i) Reasoning Ability:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 23-26 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was  Easy - Moderate level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Complex Arrangement/ Puzzles
2. Input/ Output
3. Syllogism
4. Statements and Assumptions/ Conclusion
5. Seating Arrangement
6. Data Sufficiency
7. Inequality

(ii) Numerical Ability/ Quantitative Aptitude:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 17- 24 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Easy- Moderate level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Number Series
2. Data Interpretation (2 sets)
3. Quadratic Equations
4. Time and Work and Averages
5. Profit and Loss
6. Simple Interest and Compound Interest
7. Simplification

(iii) English Language:

(a) Good Attempts: If you manage to attend 26 - 30 number of questions, it can maximize your chances of clearing the cut- off marks.

(b) Difficulty level: The difficulty level of the examination was Easy level.

(c) Section Wise Analysis:

The questions were asked from the following topics:

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Cloze Test
3. Sentence Correction
4. Fill in the blanks
5. Sentence Arrangement
6. Sentence Arrangement in a correct order/ Para jumbles
7. Error spotting

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