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English Language for NABARD Grade A

NABARD Grade A sets 33 English Language questions for 130 marks across 2 stages, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.

33 questions130 marks4 topics

How to approach English Language in NABARD Grade A

Reading comprehension and the cloze test decide this section, and both reward reading widely more than memorising rules. Build a daily reading habit, learn to spot the grammatical error patterns that recur, and treat vocabulary as something absorbed in context rather than crammed from a list.

Weightage in the paper

How much English Language is worth in each NABARD Grade A stage, from the official pattern.

Stage	Questions	Marks	Time	Share
Phase I: Preliminary Examination	30	30	—	15%
Phase II: Main Examination (Paper I, General English)	3	100	—	100%

English Language syllabus for NABARD Grade A

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

Reading comprehension
Cloze test and error detection
Para jumbles and fillers
Descriptive writing: essay, precis and comprehension

Sample English Language questions with solutions

Written to the NABARD Grade A 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.

Error spotting · solved example

Find the segment that contains a grammatical error: (A) If I would have known (B) about the delay (C) I would have (D) left much earlier.

ACorrect
B
C
D
No error

Solution

The conditional clause takes the past perfect: "If I had known", so segment A is wrong.

Para jumble · solved example

Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph: P) Central banks therefore aim for a low but positive target. Q) Economists have long debated the true cost of inflation. R) While moderate inflation can encourage spending, runaway prices erode savings. S) Striking that balance, however, is far harder in practice than in theory.

Which of the given sentences should come fourth in the rearranged paragraph?

P
Q
R
SCorrect

Solution

The meaningful order is Q, R, P, S. Hence the fourth sentence is S.

Cloze test · solved example

The proliferation of misinformation online poses a (1) threat to public discourse. Falsehoods, amplified by algorithms that (2) engagement over accuracy, can spread faster than careful corrections. The (3) of this problem lies not only in technology but in human psychology, for people tend to accept claims that (4) their existing beliefs. Any durable remedy must therefore (5) both better platform design and a citizenry equipped to (6) evidence critically.

In the passage above, choose the most appropriate word for blank (3).

rootCorrect
roof
room
rope
route

Solution

The "root" of the problem lies in psychology as well.

Error spotting · solved example

Find the segment that contains a grammatical error: (A) Each of the participants (B) were given (C) a certificate (D) after the event.

A
BCorrect
C
D
No error

Solution

"Each of the participants" is singular, so it should be "was given", making B the error.

Practise English Language

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

Sit English Language under a real clock

English Language shows up in every NABARD Grade A mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.

NABARD Grade A: 12-question practice mock
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NABARD Grade A: full-length mock (200 questions)
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Frequently asked questions

How many English Language questions are asked in NABARD Grade A?

NABARD Grade A 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 33 English Language questions for 130 marks, split across 30 in the Phase I: Preliminary Examination and 3 in the Phase II: Main Examination (Paper I, General English).

Is there negative marking for English Language in NABARD Grade A?

Yes. NABARD Grade A deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, English Language included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer.

Which English Language topics matter most for NABARD Grade A?

The NABARD Grade A syllabus lists Reading comprehension, Cloze test and error detection, Para jumbles and fillers, Descriptive writing: essay, precis and comprehension. 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 English Language for NABARD Grade A free?

Every English Language 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 Grade A mock tests to sit it under a real clock with negative marking.