NABARD Development Assistant Mains Exam Analysis and Review 21st Oct 2018
NABARD Development Assistant Mains 2018 Exam Analysis
NABARD Development Assistant Mains 2018 Exam has successfully conducted today. Many students appeared for this exam and the competition becomes very tough this time. And Now we are here with the detailed exam analysis to help students understand the type and difficulty level of question asked today. NABARD Development Assistant Mains Exam has five sections. The exam had an objective test of 4 sections - Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, and General Awareness, followed by a descriptive writing test on the English Language.the mains exam was of 200 marks within 120 minutes, 90 minutes for Objective test and 30 minutes were given for the descriptive paper.
|
Sr. No. |
Subject | No. of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
| 1 |
Reasoning |
30 | 30 | Composite time of 90 minutes for Objective Test and 30 minutes for the Descriptive test |
| 2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | |
| 3 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | |
| 4 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
| 5 | Test of English Language (Descriptive) | 50 | 50 | |
|
Total |
200 | 200 |
NABARD Development Assistant Mains Exam Analysis
Reasoning
The level of reasoning was also Moderate to Difficult. In this section, 25 questions out of 30 were from puzzles and seating arrangement. The questions were lengthy and time-taking. Puzzles were based on Year-Age, Height based and Random Arrangement based puzzle and Seating Arrangement was based on Parallel Line (12 Persons ) and Linear arrangement ( Single Line). There were 5 Questions from Coding-Decoding.
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Puzzles and Seating Arrangement | 25 Q | Moderate-Difficult |
| Coding Decoding | 5 Q | Moderate |
| Total | 30 Questions | Moderate-Difficult |
Quantitative Aptitude
Quantitative Aptitude was Moderate to lengthy. there were 2 sets of DI Questions. Data Interpretation was based on pie chart and Mix DI. Miscellaneous Question was based on Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mensuration, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, etc
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| DI | 10 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Quantity 1, Quantity 2 | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
| Wrong Number Series | 3 | Moderate |
| Data Sufficiency | 5 | |
| Miscellaneous (Time and Distance, Time and Work, Mensuration,Profit and Loss, SI & CI, etc | 10 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Total | 30 Questions | Moderate-Difficult |
General Awareness
This section was easy to moderate. The Question was related to banking, agriculture and rural development.Most of the Questions were from current affairs of the last 5-6 months. This section had 50 questions for 50 marks, so this section was most scoring and easier when compared with Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude.
Computer Knowledge
This section was easy. The Question was related to simple definitions and basic concepts.The Question asked in this section was related to basic computer knowledge, networking, computer and internet security, MS Office, basics of computer software and hardware.This section had 40 questions for 40 marks.
NABARD Development Assistant Mains: Good Attempt
| Section | Good Attempt |
|---|---|
| Reasoning | 22-25 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 17-25 |
| Computer Knowledge | 28-35 |
| General Awareness | 30-35 |
| Total (for the objective test out of 150) | 115-130 |
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