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NABARD Grade A Reasoning Ability

NABARD Grade A Reasoning Ability Prelim Exam

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NABARD Grade A 2020 - Preliminary Examination, conducted in online Mode, has: a duration of 2 hours, a total of 200 questions, a maximum score of 200 marks, and consists of 7 sections, namely - Reasoning Ability, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development. There is a Negative marking in NABARD Grade A Preliminary exam and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer. Candidates must clear the cut-off in all the sections to qualify for the NABARD Grade A Main exam.

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S.No Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning 20 20 120 Minutes
2 English Language 40 40
3 Computer Knowledge 20 20
4 General Awareness 20 20
5 Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
6 Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
7 Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
Total 200 200
The NABARD Grade A Reasoning Ability section in Prelims, has a total of 20 questions with a maximum of 20 marks. Below mentioned are the different categories of expected questions in the Reasoning Ability Section of NABARD Grade A Preliminary Exam.

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S.No. Topics
1 Number Series
2 Non-Verbal Series
3 Analogy
4 Embedded Figures
5 Arrangements
6 Mirror Images
7 Directions
8 Figure Classification
9 Clocks & Calendars
10 Problem Solving
11 Decision Making
12 Relationship Concepts
13 Verbal and Figure Classification
14 Blood Relations
15 Coding-Decoding
16 Number Ranking
17 Arithmetical Computation
18 Arithmetical Number Series


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1. Look at this series: 2, 6, 18, 54,... What number should come next?
    A. 108 B. 148 C. 162 D. 216
Answer: Option C
2. INTEREST : OBSESSION
    A. mood : feeling B. weeping : sadness C. dream : fantasy D. plan : negation
Answer: Option C
3. In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code?
    A. QDFHS B. SDFHS C. SHFDQ D. UJHFS
Answer: Option A
4. If X is the brother of the son of Y`s son, how is X related to Y?
    A. Son B. Brother C. Cousin D. Grandson
Answer: Option D
5. If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will TAMIL NADU be written in that code?
    A. TIATIATIA B. MNUMNUMNU C. IATIATIAT D. ALDALDALD
Answer: Option B
6. The last day of a century cannot be
    A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Tuesday D. Friday
Answer: Option C
7. How many times are the hands of a clock at right angle in a day?
    A. 22 B. 24 C. 44 D. 48
Answer: Option C
8. Raman ranks sixteenth from the top and forty ninth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the class?
    A. 64 B. 65 C. 66 D. Cannot be determined
Answer: Option A
9. In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative that will same pattern and fill in the blank spaces: 1, 6, 15, , 45, 66, 91
    A. 25 B. 26 C. 27 D. 28
Answer: Option D
10. If + means ÷, × means -, ÷ means × and - means+, than 8 + 6 × 4 ÷ 3 - 4 = ?
    A. -12 B. - 20/3 C. 12 D. 20/3
Answer: Option B
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NABARD Grade A – Related Information
NABARD Grade A – Quantitative Aptitude - Study Guide
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