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General Awareness for NABARD Development Assistant

NABARD Development Assistant sets 50 General Awareness questions for 50 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

50 questions50 marks8 topics

How to approach General Awareness in NABARD Development Assistant

This is the most scoring section per minute because there is nothing to work out — you either know it or you do not. Banking and current affairs of the last six months dominate, so a steady daily habit beats last-minute cramming, and static facts (polity, history, geography) fill the rest.

Weightage in the paper

How much General Awareness is worth in each NABARD Development Assistant stage, from the official pattern.

StageQuestionsMarksTimeShare
Preliminary Examination2020—17%
Main Examination3030—20%

General Awareness syllabus for NABARD Development Assistant

Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.

  • NABARD: establishment, mandate, functions and refinance role
  • Rural credit structure, cooperative banks and Regional Rural Banks
  • Agriculture: cropping patterns, irrigation and allied activities
  • Rural development schemes and self-help group financing
  • Kisan Credit Card, priority sector lending and financial inclusion
  • Reserve Bank of India functions and basic banking awareness
  • Union Budget provisions for agriculture and rural development
  • Current affairs of the previous six months, weighted towards the rural economy

Sample General Awareness questions with solutions

Written to the NABARD Development Assistant pattern, with the answer key and the method behind it — a look at how the section is actually set before you drill the full topic sets.

Banking · solved example

What does NEFT stand for?

  • National Electronic Funds TransferCorrect
  • Net Electronic Fund Transfer
  • New Electronic Fund Transaction
  • National Exchange for Transfer

Solution

NEFT is National Electronic Funds Transfer.

Payments · solved example

RTGS stands for:

  • Real Time Gross SettlementCorrect
  • Rapid Transfer of Government Securities
  • Real Transaction Gateway System
  • Regular Time Gross Settlement

Solution

RTGS stands for Real Time Gross Settlement, used for high-value transfers settled individually in real time.

Currencies · solved example

What is the currency of the United Kingdom?

  • Euro
  • Pound SterlingCorrect
  • Dollar
  • Franc
  • Krona

Solution

The currency of the United Kingdom is the Pound Sterling. The United Kingdom did not adopt the Euro used by many other European countries.

Deposit insurance · solved example

The maximum deposit insurance cover per depositor per bank under the DICGC is:

  • ₹5 lakhCorrect
  • ₹1 lakh
  • ₹10 lakh
  • ₹2 lakh

Solution

Since 2020 the DICGC insures deposits up to ₹5 lakh per depositor per bank, covering principal and interest.

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Practise General Awareness

Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.

Sit General Awareness under a real clock

General Awareness shows up in every NABARD Development Assistant mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

  • NABARD Development Assistant: 30-question practice mock

    30 questions | 30 min

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Frequently asked questions

How many General Awareness questions are asked in NABARD Development Assistant?

NABARD Development Assistant 2026-27 cycle sets 50 General Awareness questions for 50 marks, split across 20 in the Preliminary Examination and 30 in the Main Examination.

Is there negative marking for General Awareness in NABARD Development Assistant?

Yes. NABARD Development Assistant deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, General Awareness included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for a wrong answer.

Which General Awareness topics matter most for NABARD Development Assistant?

The NABARD Development Assistant syllabus lists NABARD: establishment, mandate, functions and refinance role, Rural credit structure, cooperative banks and Regional Rural Banks, Agriculture: cropping patterns, irrigation and allied activities, Rural development schemes and self-help group financing, Kisan Credit Card, priority sector lending and financial inclusion, Reserve Bank of India functions and basic banking awareness and more. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.

How can I practise General Awareness for NABARD Development Assistant free?

Every General Awareness question on this site is free and written to the exam pattern. Use the topic drills for instant-feedback practice, the daily quiz to keep the section warm, and the NABARD Development Assistant mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.