National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released the latest NABARD Grade A Notification 2020 recently and is going to conduct the Prelims Exam on the upcoming February 25th,2020. Hence, we are providing you with the NABARD Grade A Exam Analysis 2020 for both the Prelims shift 1 and Shift 2.Go through the complete article to get the detailed NABARD Grade A Analysis for 2020 and previous years, the questions asked and more.

NABARD Grade A Exam analysis 2020

Check the complete article for Section-Wise details regarding the good number of attempts, the number of questions asked, the topics and the direct questions that were asked and many more. There are seven sections in the exam paper: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, Economic & Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development. And all the Sections except the English Section will be available bilingually in both Hindi and English.

  • The most difficult out of all the sections was Quantitive Aptitude
  • Easiest of all was the English section
  • All the interested candidates should go through the NABARD Grade A Previous Year Question Papers
  • Students mention that NABARD Grade A Analysis as per their review as moderate to difficult or easy or difficult (whatever it is will be updated to you as soon as the exam is over)
  • Candidates are required to finish 200 questions in 120 minutes
  • The NABARD Exam Pattern replication for the entire question paper format will be informed to you as soon as the exam gets over
  • 0.25 will be deducted for every wrong answer

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NABARD GRADE A Shift 1 Analysis & NABARD Grade A Shift 2 Analysis

The online exam for NABARD Grade A will have 7 sections. The duration of the exam is 2 hours. Most of the questions come from the following Topics-Data Interpretation (Pie Charts+ Table), Data Interpretation (Caselet), Cloze Test, Reading Comprehension(based on agriculture), Reading Comprehension(based on Growth of Economy), Spot the Error, Number Series, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the blanks. Here is a brief summary of the difficulty level and number of good attempts as per the NABARD Grade A Exam Review 2020 for Shift 1 in the table below-

Section No. of Qs Shift 1
Difficulty Level Good Attempts
English Language  40  very easy  32-36
Reasoning Ability  20  easy  14-15
Quantitative Aptitude  20  easy to moderate  14-16
General Awareness  20  Easy to Moderate  11-13
Computer  20  easy-moderate  14-16
Economic & Social Issues  40  moderate  30-32
Agriculture & Rural Development  40  easy-moderate  30-32
Total 200  easy-moderate 145-160

Check for the summary of the difficulty level and number of good attempts as per the NABARD Grade A Exam Analysis 2020 for Shift 2 in the table below-

Section No. of Qs Shift 2
Difficulty Level Good Attempts
English Language  -  -  -
Reasoning Ability  -  -  -
Quantitative Aptitude  -  -  -
General Awareness  -  -  -
Computer  -  -  -
Economic & Social Issues  -  -  -
Agriculture & Rural Development  -  -  -
Total 200  -  -

NABARD Grade A Analysis 2020(Section-Wise)

We will update you with the NABARD Grade A Exam Review for each of the sections as soon as the exam is over.

NABARD Grade A Analysis for Reasoning section

The question level was from easy to moderate. Check for the number of questions for each topic in the Reasoning Section from the table below-

blood relation 3 questions
Alphabets Rearrangement -
Inequalities 3 questions
Syllogism 2 questions
Puzzle(floor-based, sitting arrangement, double row) 5 questions
Mathematical Inequalities 3 questions
Data Arrangement -

NABARD Grade A Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude Section

Check for the number of questions for each topic in the Quantitative Aptitude Section from the table below-

Data Interpretation(Bar Graph)  6 questions
Missing Number Series 4 questions
Quadratic Equation -
profit and loss 6 questions
Time & Work 1 questions
Ratio & Proportion 3 questions
Data Sufficiency -
Simplification -
Quantity -

NABARD Grade A Analysis for English Section

It was the easiest of all sections. Check for the number of questions for each topic in the English Section from the table below-

Reading Comprehension(RC) 10 question
Cloze Test (based on Economy) 5 questions
Sentence Improvement
Para jumbles(based on Regional Tensions) 5 questions
Spotting the Error 5 questions
Preclude 1 questions

NABARD Grade A Analysis for Computer Section

Check for the number of questions for each topic in the Computer Section from the table below-

Database Management Systems
Computer Applications like MS- Office
Networking & Security
terms and abbreviations

NABARD Grade A Analysis for General Awareness section

20+ questions were from static information.Most questions were from recent Current affairs. Check for the number of questions for each topic in the General Awareness Section from the table below-

various government schemes 2 questions
economic surveys -
budget allocation(agriculture etc,) 3 questions
Static GK 20+ questions
Organization (GDP/IMF) 2 questions

NABARD Grade A Analysis for Agriculture & Rural Development Section

Questions come topics like irrigation, rainfall, crops, etc generally. We will update you with the latest topics and number of questions as soon as the exam is over.

NABARD GRADE A Exam Review 2018-19 for Slot 1 & Slot 2

Go through the table below to know the overall detailed NABARD Grade A Analysis for both the Shift 1 and Shift 2 of the Prelims Exam. Go through the number of good attempts and difficulty level of the exam.

Section No. of Qs Shift 1 Shift 2 Time
Difficulty Level Good Attempts Difficulty Level Good Attempts
English Language 40 Moderate 24-28 Moderate 27-31 2 Hrs
Reasoning Ability 20 Easy to Moderate 14-16 Easy to Moderate 14-17
Quantitative Aptitude 20 Easy 12-16 Easy 12-16
General Awareness 20 Easy to Moderate 13-17 Moderate 13-17
Computer 20 Moderate 15-18 Easy to Moderate 14-17
Economic & Social Issues 40 Moderate to Difficult 20-24 Moderate to Difficult 21-25
Agriculture & Rural Development 40 Difficult 16-18 Difficult 15-18
Total 200 Moderate 120-135 Moderate 121-136  -

Questions Asked in the General Awareness Section:

  1. What is the theme of the National Youth Festival 2018? Sankalp Se Siddhi
  2. What is the name of the first Indian women elected as Judge at ILTOS? Neeru Chadha
  3. Indian Second FTII being set up in which state? Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Which team lost its 1st position in ODI as per MRF Tyres ICC ODI Rankings? India
  5. Doorstep Delivery of Ration proposed by which state government? - Delhi Government
  6. Who received the Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement award? Dharmendra
  7. Name of the Buffalo race held in Karnataka? Kambala
  8. Jackfruit is declared as the state fruit of which state? Kerala
  9. IN TRIPS what do I Stand for? Intellectual
  10. Jalikattu is played in which state? Tamil Nadu
  11. Who is the chairman of the 'Doubling Farmers' income committee? Ashok Dalwai
  12. Shigmo festival is celebrated in which state?? Goa
  13. KUSUM Yojana related to Solar Energy
  14. What amount has been given to the World Bank by Maharashtra? US$ 420 million
  15. National Rural Livelihood Mission is launched by which ministry? Ministry of Rural Development
  16. World's largest solar park is set up in which state in India? Karnataka
  17. Question related to SAARC Members
  18. GDP FY19 forecast
  19. Khelo India Programme
  20. Missiles under IGMDP
  21. CPI inflation
  22. Fund was given by Central govt for Marathwada and Vidharba
  23. Hirakund Dam is situated in which state? Odisha
  24. What is the rank of India in the Inclusive Development Index? 62nd
  25. Cannes Film Festival organized in which country? France
  26. The loan is given by ADB to Maharashtra?
  27. In TRIMS, what does M stand for? Measures
  28. What is the growth rate of India by the IMF for 2019? 7.8%
  29. Bodhi Parv in December 2 ,2017 held in which place
  30. Central Railway station run by All women Staff? Matunga Railway Station, Mumbai
  31. Who has been awarded the Jnanpith Award 2017? Krishna Sobti
  32. Which Cricketer received the Padma Bhushan Award 2018? Mahendra Singh Dhoni

               NABARD GRADE A Shift 1 Analysis - Section-wise Analysis

Reasoning A total  of 20 Questions were asked from the below topics:

  • Puzzle and Seating Arrangement (Age-based) - 11
  • Alphabets Rearrangement - 1
  • Inequalities - 4
  • Syllogism - 4

Seating Arrangement Questions were from :

  • Parallel Seating Arrangement
  • Floor Based Puzzle
  • Linear Seating Arrangement

Quantitative Aptitude A total of 20 Questions were asked from the below topics:

  • Data Interpretation
  • Simplification
  • Quantity
  • Ratio & Proportion
  • Data Sufficiency

Number Series Question: 50 52 42 72 4 ? English Language A total of 40 Questions were asked from below topics:

  • Reading Comprehension(RC) - 10
  • Cloze Test (based on Economy) - 10
  • Sentence Improvement - 5
  • Para jumbles(based on Regional Tensions) - 5
  • Spotting the Error - 5
  • Sentence Correction - 5

The RC Passage was related to Artificial Intelligence. Computer A total of 20 Questions were asked from Data Base Management Systems, Computer Applications like MS- Office,  Networking & Security, various terms and abbreviations. Question - Full form of SMTP? General Awareness A total of 20 Questions were asked from various government schemes, economic surveys, and budget allocation, etc. The focus was on the past 3 months of current affairs. Some of the questions asked :

  • Loan Amount provided to Maharashtra by Asian Development Bank(ADB)?
  • Heerakund Dam located in which State?
  • India's Rank in Inclusive Development Index(IDI)?
  • What is the Cannes Festival?
  • What is Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh in MP ?
  • Which State has declared Jackfruit as its state fruit?
  • How many member countries in SAARC?

Economic & Social Issues Questions were based on Inflation, GDP and other related terms. Some of the questions asked :

  • Kisan Credit Card Launched in which year?
  • What is Human Development Index(HDI)
  • Details about Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojna
  • DAY-NRLM scheme is implemented by which ministry?

Agriculture & Rural Development This section was a bit difficult. Questions were asked from various agricultural schemes. Some of the questions asked :

  • What is Sprinkler Irrigation?
  • Banana Planted at which time period?
  • Which type of Soil is commonly found in India?
  • Questions on Rainfalls of various regions
  • Which one is not a cereal option: red gram, wheat, rice, maize, oats
  • A crop that requires max. amount of water?

NABARD GRADE A Exam Analysis Shift 2 - Section-wise Analysis

Reasoning A total  of 20 Questions were asked from below topics:

  • Puzzle and Seating Arrangement (Age-based) - 11
  • Alphabets Rearrangement - 1
  • Direction - 1
  • Distance - 1
  • Inequalities - 2
  • Syllogism - 4

Seating Arrangement Questions were from :

  • Parallel Seating Arrangement
  • Calendar-based puzzle based on Month and Date

Quantitative Aptitude A total of 20 Questions were asked from below topics:

  • Data Interpretation - 5
  • Simplification - 5
  • Quantity - 5
  • Ratio & Proportion - 2
  • Data Sufficiency - 5

English Language A total of 40 Questions were asked from below topics:

  • Reading Comprehension(RC) - 10
  • Cloze Test (based on Economy) - 10
  • Sentence Improvement - 5
  • Para jumbles(based on Regional Tensions) - 5
  • Spotting the Error - 5
  • Sentence Correction - 5

Computer A total of 20 Questions were asked from Data Base Management Systems, Computer Applications like MS- Office,  Networking & Security, various terms and abbreviations. General Awareness A total of 20 Questions were asked from various government schemes, economic surveys, and budget allocation, etc. The focus was on the past 3 months of current affairs. Economic & Social Issues Questions were based on Inflation, GDP and other related terms. Agriculture & Rural Development This section was a bit difficult. Questions were asked from various agricultural schemes. nabard garde a application form

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