Banking | NABARD Grade A
NABARD Grade A sets 20 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 20 marks in the Phase I: Preliminary Examination, so it is worth planning your preparation around the topics below.
Speed decides this section. The arithmetic and data-interpretation sets are where the marks are, so the priority is a reliable method and quick calculation rather than exotic shortcuts. Lock down tables, squares and reciprocals, then drill data interpretation until reading the set is faster than solving it.
How much Quantitative Aptitude is worth in each NABARD Grade A stage, from the official pattern.
| Stage | Questions | Marks | Time | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I: Preliminary Examination | 20 | 20 | — | 10% |
Every topic in the official syllabus. The linked ones open a set of solved questions you can practise straight away.
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.
Multiplication and totals · solved example
A self-help group of 12 members saves Rs 250 each every month. What is the group's total saving over one year?
Solution
Monthly saving is 12 x 250 = Rs 3,000. Over 12 months that is 3,000 x 12 = Rs 36,000.
Percentage increase · solved example
A crop's yield rises from 25 quintals per hectare to 30 quintals per hectare. What is the percentage increase?
Solution
Increase = 30 - 25 = 5 quintals. Percentage increase = 5/25 x 100 = 20%.
Data interpretation · solved example
From the table, what is the average number of units sold per product?
Solution
The total is 700, so the average over four products is 175.
Time, speed and distance · solved example
A vehicle travels at 40 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it go?
Solution
Distance = speed × time = 40 × 5 = 200 km.
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Untimed drills with the method shown after every question — the step between learning a topic and sitting it under a clock.
Calculation speed
195 questions, instant feedback
Data interpretation
105 questions, instant feedback
Mensuration, mixtures and counting
87 questions, instant feedback
Number series
93 questions, instant feedback
Percentage, profit and averages
123 questions, instant feedback
Quadratic equations
69 questions, instant feedback
Interest, ratio and partnership
117 questions, instant feedback
Simplification and approximation
108 questions, instant feedback
Time, speed, distance and work
108 questions, instant feedback
Quantitative Aptitude shows up in every NABARD Grade A mock test, in the same interface, with sectional locking and negative marking.
NABARD Grade A 2026 cycle (notification awaited) sets 20 Quantitative Aptitude questions for 20 marks in the Phase I: Preliminary Examination.
Yes. NABARD Grade A deducts one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer, Quantitative Aptitude included, so unsure guesses cost you. One fourth of a mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
The NABARD Grade A syllabus lists Data interpretation, Simplification and number series, Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, interest, time and work, Quadratic equations. Weight your revision towards the ones you are weakest on and confirm the emphasis against the paper analysis for recent cycles.
Every Quantitative Aptitude 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.