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Best Approach To Ace Quant Section For NABARD Grade A Prelims 2020 Exam

NABARD Grade A Quantitative Aptitude Preparation: NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam is to be held on 25 February 2020. Less than a month is left for the prelims exam. To help you emerge in flying colors, we are providing you for tips and trick for exam. This article is dedicated to provide you with the approach of preparing Quantitative Aptitude for NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam. Keep on reading the article to confidently prepare for Quant section.

NABARD Grade A is a three stage recruitment containing Prelims, Mains and Interview. Prelims is qualifying in nature and has a total of 7 sections while the mains and interview scores are calculated for the merit list. Although prelims is qualifying in nature but it is the entry pass to other stages of the recruitment. So, it is important for a student to prepare religiously for the prelims phase of the exam. Also, each and every section plays a curcial role. So, preparing a section-wise as well as overall startegy is important. Let’s first look into the exam pattern of prelims exam

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NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern

The preliminary exam pattern is same for all three- RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal Service. There is a negative marks of 1/4th for every wrong attempt.

S. No. Subjects Maximum Marks
1. Test of Reasoning 20 Marks
2. English Language 40 Marks
3. Computer Knowledge 20 Marks
4. General Awareness 20 Marks
5. Quantitative Aptitude 20 Marks
6. Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) 40 Marks
7. Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) 40 Marks
Total Marks 200 Marks

NABARD Grade A Quant Section Strategy

Quantitative Aptitude is one of the most important part of almost all the competitive examination. Quant carries a weightage of 20 marks in NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam. Although, it weightage is not same as that of ESI, ARD, English but every section plays a crucial role and it should be given importance due to its greater relevance in other exams as well.

Important Topics

The topics you need to cover for Quantitative Aptitude is given below:

1. Data Interpretation: It will consist of the following types of DI:

  • Pie Charts
  • Line Graph 
  • Bar Graphs 
  • Tabular 
  • Radar DI
  • Caselet DI 
  • Missing DI 
  • Funnel DI(latest from SBI)

2. Number Series

3. Simplification & Approximation

4. Miscellaneous Topics like Percentage, Ratio, CI & SI, Area, Volume, etc

Preparation Tips

Look what is being asked: If you want to cover more in less time, than look for previous year’s paper, note down the topics and take a glimpse of how questions are asked in the examination. Previous year’s paper is very important in order to know the nature and scoring topics of the examination. Also, it helps in enhancing your practice skills.

Prepare a plan: A plan is what is needed to make your dreams come true but make sure you implement that plan in your daily life. You can frame a plan in accordance with the sections and topics. Give equal importance to all the areas and focus more on practice when preparing for Quantitative Aptitude.

Play with numbers: Try to find the square, division, sum and multiplication of the numbers written on the car plate. This will help you increase your speed.

Mock Test: Once you start your preparation, and have done few of the scoring topics, attempt mocks. Section-wise mock will help you in understanding the speed and accuracy of yours. After you are done with the sectional mock, go for the full length mock test and keep on revising the mock as well by analysing your mistakes.

Work on weak as well as strong points: Prepare a plan and start working on your weak as well as strong areas. The strong points need to brushed from time to time and the weak points are to be focused properly if it is scoring as well.

Practice, practice and practice: Practice as much as you can. Quant section is all about practicing properly. If you merely leave the topic after one go, it will take your preparation nowhere. So, practice as many times as you can. Revise all the topics accordingly.

We hope that this article will help you in acing Quantitative Aptitude for NABARD Grade A Exam 2020. Be patient and work hard to achieve success. Consistent efforts has no substitute so keep a check on your preparation and do not leave a single day without practice.

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