NABARD Development Assistant | Preliminary Examination

NABARD Development Assistant: 30-question practice mock

A compact, single-clock NABARD Development Assistant practice mock: 30 original questions across Reasoning Ability, English Language, Computer Aptitude, General Awareness and Quantitative Aptitude, each with a worked solution. One fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer.

Before you start

30 questions in 30 minutes on a single clock — a short drill, not a full-length paper.
Each question carries one mark; one fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer, and unanswered questions carry no penalty.
Every question is original, written to the NABARD Development Assistant pattern, with a worked solution shown after you submit.

Sections in this test

Section	Questions
Reasoning AbilityReasoning Ability	6
English LanguageEnglish Language	6
Computer AptitudeComputer Aptitude	6
General AwarenessGeneral Awareness	6
Quantitative AptitudeQuantitative Aptitude	6

Sample questions with worked solutions

A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 30 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

In a row of 29 people, A is 8th from the left end and B is 10th from the right end. How many people sit between A and B?

19
16
6
3
11Correct

Solution

Positions occupied from the two ends are 8 and 10; those between them number 29 − 8 − 10 = 11.

English Language · solved example

Choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to: TRANSPARENT

opaqueCorrect
migratory
clear
jagged
ceramic

Solution

"transparent" means easily seen through or understood. The word most nearly opposite in meaning is "opaque".

Computer Aptitude · solved example

Which type of malware self-replicates and spreads across a network on its own?

WormCorrect
Cookie
Firewall
Compiler

Solution

A worm is self-replicating malware that spreads across networks without needing a host file.

General Awareness · 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.

Quantitative Aptitude · solved example

A can complete a piece of work in 15 days and B in 10 days. Working together, in how many days will they finish it?

5
6Correct
7
8
9

Solution

In one day A does 1/15 and B does 1/10 of the work. Together that is 1/15 + 1/10 = 2/30 + 3/30 = 5/30 = 1/6 per day, so the whole work takes 6 days. The LCM method also works: let the work be 30 units, A does 2 a day and B does 3, giving 5 a day and 30 / 5 = 6 days.

How this test is marked

Correct answer

Wrong answer

-0.25

Unanswered

Because a blank carries no penalty, guessing only pays when you can eliminate at least two options. The analysis screen after the test shows you exactly where guessing cost you marks.