NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis : NABARD released the notification for the recruitment of Development Assistant 2022 for the vacancy of 173 posts across the regions. This is a very competitive exam, so a lot of people applied for the post. In this blog, NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2022 for the Prelims, we will be talking about the exam pattern and the types of questions that were faced by the candidates, their difficulty level and the breakup for the section. This analysis will help students better understand the exam. Let’s start with the blog.
NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2022
The Exam Analysis for NABARD Development Assistant Exam will be updated on 6th November 2022. Stay tuned!
NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis for Numerical Aptitude – 6th November 2022
The level of difficulty in the Numerical Aptitude section is soon to be updated here. Go through the below table to know the number of questions alongside their difficulty levels.
| Topic | Number of Questions (Shift 1) | Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | 5 (Tabular) |
| Wrong Number Series | 5 | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 | 10 |
| Arithmetic | 10 | 10 |
NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis for Reasoning Ability – 6th November 2022
Go through the below table to understand the difficulty level and the number of questions asked in the Reasoning Ability section.
| Topic | Number of Questions (Shift 1) | Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
| Seating Arrangement and Puzzle | 5-6 | 5 |
| Blood Relations | 2-3 | 3 |
| Syllogism | 5 | 3-4 |
| Meaningful Word | 1 | 1 |
| Day Based Puzzle | 5 | 2-3 |
| Direct Distance | 2-3 | 1 |
| Inequality | 5 | 4 |
| Alphabetical Order | 1-2 | 1 |
NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis for English Language – 6th November 2022
Go through the below table to understand the difficulty level and the number of questions asked in the English Language section.
| Topic | Number of Questions (Shift 1) | Number of Questions (Shift 2) |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | 15 |
| Re-Arrangement | 5 | 5-6 |
| Fill in the blanks | 5 | 5-6 |
| Error Detection | 4-5 | 5 |
| Para Jumble | 3-4 | 8 |
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NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2019
The paper consisted of 3 sections namely, Quantitative aptitude, reasoning ability, and English. English was marked highest at 40 marks. Let’s check the pattern.
Name of the Tests (Objective) |
No. of Questions |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | Composite time of 1 Hour |
| Numerical Ability | 30 | 30 | |
| Reasoning | 30 | 30 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
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NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2019 – Shift 1
| Subject | Good Attempt |
| English Language | 28-31 |
| Reasoning Ability | 23-26 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 21-25 |
| Total | 70-82 |
Numerical Ability
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification +Quadratic Equations | 10 | Easy-moderate |
| Arithmetic Word Problems | 10 | Easy-Moderate |
| Total | 30 | Easy-Moderate |
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 10-15 | Easy – Moderate |
| Blood Relation | 5 | Easy |
| Order and ranking | 2-3 | easy-moderate |
| Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
| Direction Sense | 2-3 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
English Language
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy – Moderate |
| Sentence Correction | 5 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 4 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 7 | Easy-moderate |
| Para-Jumble | 4 | Easy |
| single filler | 5 | Easy |
| Total | 40 | Easy |
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NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2019 – Shift 2
Overall difficulty Level – Easy to Moderate
English Language
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 10 | Easy – Moderate |
| Sentence Correction | 4 | Easy |
| Phrase Replacement | 3 | Easy |
| Error Detection | 5 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 7 | Easy-moderate |
| Para-Jumble | 5 | Easy |
| double filler | 6 | Easy |
| Total | 40 | Easy |
Numerical Ability
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Data Interpretation | 5 | Easy |
| Missing Number Series | 5 | Easy |
| Simplification | 10 | Easy-moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 10 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
Reasoning Ability
| Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
| Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles | 10-13 | Easy-Moderate |
| Misc. | 5-10 | Easy |
| Order and ranking | 5 | easy-moderate |
| Syllogism | 4 | |
| Direction Sense | 2-3 | Easy |
| Total | 30 | Easy |
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