Cracking the NABARD Grade A exam is not just about hard work, it is about smart preparation. One of the most effective ways to understand the real exam pattern, difficulty level, and frequently asked topics is by practicing NABARD Grade A Phase 1 previous year questions. This blog includes NABARD Grade A Phase 1 previous year papers from the last four years, from 2020 to 2023.
NABARD Grade A Previous Year Questions
The NABARD Grade A phase 1 exam for General and Legal posts includes qualifying and merit based sections.
- Qualifying sections: Reasoning, English, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making.
- Merit Based Section: General Awareness (GA), Economic & Social Issues (ESI), Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD).
NABARD Grade A Phase 1 2023 Question Paper, Download PDF
The section wise NABARD Grade A 2023 previous year papers are as follows:
| Paper Name | Link |
| Reasoning PYQs | Download PDF |
| English PYQs | Download PDF |
| Computer Knowledge PYQs | Download PDF |
| Quantitative Aptitude PYQs | Download PDF |
| Decision Making PYQs | Download PDF |
| General Awareness PYQs | Download PDF |
| ESI PYQs | Download PDF |
| ARD PYQs | Download PDF |
| Complete 2023 Memory Based Paper | Download PDF |
NABARD Grade A Practice Quiz
Instructions for Q.1–3: A part of each sentence is highlighted. You need to find the best replacement for the highlighted part to make the sentence grammatically and meaningfully correct.
1. A two-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh accidentally fall onto a vessel of hot sambar on her birthday on Sunday.
2. Thirty-three people were injured when a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus met on an accident in Shimla district.
3. ABG Shipyard Limited, one of India’s largest private sector shipyard firms, has been booked by the CBI for defrauding 28 banks to the tune at Rs 22,800 crore.
4. What technological advancement addressed the issues that were associated with vacuum tubes?
5. Which of these options employs qubits in its operation?
6. Name the pan-India electronic trading portal for transparent sale transactions and price discovery initially in regulated markets. It also addresses the challenges by creating a unified market through online trading platform, both, at State and National level and promotes uniformity and access to a nationwide market for the farmer.
7. Under the DAY-NRLM scheme, the households are identified with minimum 1-deprivation criterion as per the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), along with households identified through Participatory Identification of the Poor (PIP) to be eligible. Which of the following verifies the list prepared under PIP?
8. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) is National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services. Which of the following benefit is incorrectly mentioned as per benefits provided under this scheme?
9. As per the provision of NFSA 2013, government has decided to provide food grains free of cost for a period of _____ beginning from 1st Jan 2023.
10. What is the RBI lending target for small marginal farmers?
11. The threshold yield for a crop in a notified insurance unit is the average yield of the past seven years (excluding calamity year(s) as notified by State Government/UT) multiplied by the applicable ___________ for that crop in PMFBY.
12. In which of the following chemical weathering processes water molecule is being added to the chemical structure of a mineral?
13. Which of the following is the process of assessing and sorting different classes or standards of fruit based on size, color, and quality?
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NABARD Grade A Phase 1 2022 Question Paper, Download PDF
The section wise NABARD Grade A 2022 shift 1 and shift 2 previous year papers are as follows:
| Paper Name | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
| Reasoning PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| English PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Computer Knowledge PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Quantitative Aptitude PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Decision Making PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| General Awareness PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| ESI PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| ARD PYQs | Download PDF | Download PDF |
| Complete 2022 Memory Based Paper | Download PDF | Download PDF |
NABARD Grade A Practice Questions
1. ?/325 = 145/?
2. 40 × 55.96 ÷ 7 – 20% of 699.81 + 63 = ? – (11479.50 ÷ 7)
3. Pipe ‘A’ and pipe ‘B’ together can fill 32% of a tank in 8 hours while pipe ‘C’ takes 35 hours to empty it. Pipe ‘A’ and pipe ‘B’ were opened together. After 24 hours, pipe ‘C’ is also opened. Find the total time taken to fill the empty tank this way.
4. Rs.7800 is divided into two parts such that if one part be invested at 3% and the other at 5%, the annual interest from both the investments is Rs. 320. Find each part.
5. Which of the following techniques of decision making involves a process for arriving at an evaluation of decisions, in which selected individuals are asked to respond individually to key questions about a problem, then are provided with a summary of the responses all members have given and invited to respond again?
6. Which type of a decision would it be when an employee in a company is working out a schedule to ensure that all the sales staff arrive at the company conference on time?
7. What type of bias relies too heavily on one piece of information in making a final decision?
8. A manager’s freedom to make totally rational decisions is restricted by internal and external environmental factors and by the manager’s own characteristics and decision making ability. This concept is known as _________
9. Inter breeding of individuals of same breed which do not have common ancestors for 4 to 5 generations?
10. The method of farming which involves cultivating a field partitioned into long, narrow strips which are alternated in a crop rotation system. It is used when a slope is too steep or when there is no alternative method of preventing soil erosion.
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NABARD Grade A Phase 1 2021 Question Paper, Download PDF
The section wise NABARD Grade A 2021 PYPs PDFs are as follows:
| Paper Name | Link |
| Reasoning PYQs | Download PDF |
| English PYQs | Download PDF |
| Computer Knowledge PYQs | Download PDF |
| Quantitative Aptitude PYQs | Download PDF |
| Decision Making PYQs | Download PDF |
| General Awareness PYQs | Download PDF |
| ESI PYQs | Download PDF |
| ARD PYQs | Download PDF |
| Complete 2021 Memory Based Paper | Download PDF |
NABARD Grade A Practice Quiz
1. Samagra Shiksha is an ambitious programme for the school education till class 12. It was launched in which year?
2. Which of the following signifies the prime aim of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme?
3. Financial Stability Report which contains an assessment of financial sectors in India and also the collective effort of various regulators through FSDC council. Who publishes this report?
4. Recently, Union Minister for Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled EASE 4.0, the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda 2020-21 for CLEAN and SMART banking, and the PSB EASE Reforms Annual Report 2019-20. EASE Reforms Index was launched for_______?
5. REITs and InvITs are innovative vehicles that allow developers to monetize revenue generating real estate and infrastructure assets, while enabling investors or unit holders to invest in these projects without actually owning them. InvITs has been established as
6. KCC scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure to the farmers, which of the following is not covered under the scheme?
7. Potamodromous fish is a freshwater fish, lives as well as migrate within fresh water. Which of the following fish is categorized as potamodromous fish?
8. What percent of India’s geographical area should be under forest cover?
9. ………… is an initiative by an Indian tobacco company (ITC) specifically designed to tackle the challenges posed by the unique features of Indian agriculture, characterized by fragmented farms, weak infrastructure and the involvement of numerous intermediaries, among others.
10. Identify the year in which Rural infrastructure development Fund has been constituted?
Quiz Summary
NABARD Grade A Phase 1 2020 Question Paper, Download PDF
The section wise NABARD Grade A 2020 PYPs PDFs are as follows:
| Paper Name | Link |
| Reasoning PYQs | Download PDF |
| English PYQs | Download PDF |
| Computer Knowledge PYQs | Download PDF |
| Quantitative Aptitude PYQs | Download PDF |
| General Awareness PYQs | Download PDF |
| ESI PYQs | Download PDF |
| ARD PYQs | Download PDF |
| Complete 2020 Memory Based Paper | Download PDF |
Aspirants can also attempt these NABARD Grade A previous year papers online to practice effectively. By using the direct link given below, candidates can submit the paper, check their scores instantly, and understand their level of preparation.
FAQs
Phase 1 includes Reasoning, English, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making, GA, ESI, and ARD.
PYQs help understand exam trends, identify high-weightage topics, and improve time management and accuracy.
Yes, aspirants can attempt these papers online.
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