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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) had conducted Prelims Exam at various exam centres across the country in two slots. This exam seek to recruit most eligible candidates as Assistant Manager (Grade A) for the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS).
| Subjects | Good Attempts |
| Test of Reasoning | 12-14 |
| English Language | 28-30 |
| Computer Knowledge | 16-18 |
| General Awareness | 16-18 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 12-14 |
| Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 25-30 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 12-14 |
| Overall | 120-122 |
There were 3 sets of puzzles and Seating Arrangement which are given below:-
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle and Seating Arrangement | 11 |
| Alphabets Rearrangement | 1 |
| Syllogism | 4 |
| Inequalities | 4 |
| Total | 20 |
There was 1 set of Data Interpretation based on Pie-Chart.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | 5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 4 |
| Number Series (Missing) | 4 |
| Boat and Stream | 1 |
| Time and Work | 1 |
| Data Sufficiency (2 Statements) | 4 |
| Ratio and Proportion | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
The level of this section was moderate in comparison with the rest of the examination. There was 1 set of Reading Comprehension and they also included 5 vocabulary based questions of synonyms and antonyms.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 |
| Cloze Test | 10 |
| Error Detection | 5 |
| Sentence Correction | 5 |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 |
| Parajumbles | 5 |
| Total | 40 |
The questions asked in Computer Knowledge were easy. The questions were based on basics of computer, i.e, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, Network etc.
Overall the section was easy. there were questions from current affairs, static awareness and economic survey 2016-17. Candidate can easily attempt 80-90% of the questions.
Questions asked from following topics:-
Candidates had to struggle with this section as it was a bit difficult compared to other sections. There were questions from crops, soils, weather, Rainfall and Schemes for Rural Development like MNREGA, PMGSY etc.
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