NABARD Development Assistant Prelims examination’s Shift 1 and Shift 2 are over and its time for the detailed Exam Analysis and Review of today’s exam. The Prelims Examination had 3 sections English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability and overall the level of today’s exam was Easy to Moderate. Here is the review shared by aspirants who’ve appeared in today’s Shift 1 and Shift 2 of NABARD Development Assistant Prelims Examination.
NABARD Development Assistant Prelims 2018 Exam Analysis (OVERALL):
Subject
|
Good Attempt
|
English Language
|
28-33
|
Reasoning Ability
|
23-27
|
Quantitative Aptitude
|
17-21
|
Total
|
78-83
|
NUMERICAL ABILITY (Easy- Moderate)
The level of numerical ability in both the shifts was Easy to Moderate. All the conventional types of questions were asked in both the shifts. There was one set of Data Interpretation and in Shift 2- Quantity 1, Quantity 2 based Inequality questions were asked instead of Simplification (of shift 1).
Questions asked in SHIFT 1:
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Data Interpretation (Line Graph)
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Wrong Number Series
|
5
|
Easy
|
Approximation
|
5
|
Easy
|
Simplification
|
5
|
Easy
|
Miscellaneous (SI CI, Mixture & Allegation, Profit & Loss, Problems on Ages etc)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
30
|
Easy- Moderate
|
Questions asked in SHIFT 2:
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Data Interpretation
|
5
|
Moderate
|
Quadratic Equation
|
5
|
Easy
|
Approximation
|
5
|
Easy
|
Quantity 1, Quantity 2
|
5
|
Easy-Moderate
|
Miscellaneous (Boat and Stream, Mixture & Allegation, Profit & Loss, Problems on Ages, Partnership etc)
|
10
|
Moderate
|
Total
|
30
|
Easy- Moderate
|
REASONING ABILITY (Easy)
The level of reasoning ability section was easy in both the shifts. There were 3 sets of Puzzle and seating arrangement in both the shifts.
Questions asked in SHIFT 1:
Following were the types of Puzzle and Seating arrangement questions:
- Box Based Puzzle
- 2 Circular Seating Arrangement
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles
|
15
|
Easy – Moderate
|
Inequality
|
5
|
Easy
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Easy
|
Number Based Question
|
4 | Easy |
Alphabet | 1 | Easy |
Total
|
30
|
Easy
|
Questions asked in SHIFT 2:
Following were the types of Puzzle and Seating arrangement questions:
- Floor Based Puzzle
- Square Seating Arrangement
- Linear Seating Arrangement
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles
|
15
|
Easy – Moderate
|
Inequality
|
5
|
Easy
|
Syllogism
|
5
|
Easy
|
Number Based Question
|
1 | Easy |
Direction
|
3 | Easy |
Alphabet | 1 | Easy |
Total
|
30
|
Easy
|
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Easy)
The level of this section was also easy in both the shifts. Only one set of Reading Comprehension was asked in both the shifts and all other questions were from conventional topics of English Language Section seen in various banking sector examinations.
Questions asked in SHIFT 1:
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension (Passage related to tourism)
|
7
|
Easy – Moderate
|
Cloze Test
|
8
|
Easy
|
Identify Grammatically Correct Sentence
|
5
|
Easy
|
Error Detection
|
10 | Easy |
Rearrangement of parts of a Sentence | 10 | Easy |
Total
|
40
|
Easy
|
Questions asked in SHIFT 2:
Topic
|
No. of Questions
|
Level
|
---|---|---|
Reading Comprehension (Passage related to Digital and e-return)
|
7
|
Easy – Moderate
|
Cloze Test
|
8
|
Easy
|
Filler
|
5
|
Easy
|
Error Detection
|
10
|
Easy
|
Sentence Rearrangement of a Jumbled Paragraph
|
5
|
Easy
|
Rearrangement of parts of a Sentence
|
5
|
Easy
|
Total
|
40
|
Easy
|
All the Best for Upcoming Exams!!