NABARD Grade A | Phase I: Preliminary Examination

NABARD Grade A: full-length mock (200 questions)

A full-length NABARD Grade A mock modelled on the Phase I: Preliminary Examination: 200 original questions across 8 sections, weighted towards moderate and hard, each with a worked solution.

Before you start

200 questions in 120 minutes on a single clock — a full-length paper modelled on the Phase I: Preliminary Examination.
Each question carries one mark; one fourth of a mark is deducted for a wrong answer, and unanswered questions carry no penalty.
The difficulty is deliberately weighted towards moderate and hard (about 151 of 200) so the set stays useful on repeat attempts. Every question is original with a worked solution shown after you submit.

Sections in this test

Section	Questions
Test of Reasoning (qualifying)Reasoning Ability	20
English Language (qualifying)English Language	30
Computer Knowledge (qualifying)Computer Aptitude	20
Quantitative Aptitude (qualifying)Quantitative Aptitude	20
Decision Making (qualifying)Reasoning Ability	10
General Awareness (merit)General Awareness	20
Economic and Social Issues (merit)General Awareness	40
Agriculture and Rural Development (merit)General Awareness	40

Sample questions with worked solutions

A few questions from this test, with the answer key and the method behind it. The full set of 200 runs under a timer, and every solution is on the analysis screen once you submit.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Statements: D < A < B < F ≤ E Conclusions: I. A ≥ D II. F ≤ B Which conclusion(s) definitely follow?

Only I followsCorrect
Only II follows
Both I and II follow
Neither I nor II follows
Either I or II follows

Solution

Reading the chain, conclusion I is true and conclusion II is not necessarily true. Hence: only i follows.

English Language · 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.

Computer Aptitude · solved example

Which logic gate outputs 1 only when both of its inputs are 1?

ANDCorrect
OR
NOT
NOR

Solution

An AND gate outputs 1 only when all inputs are 1; otherwise it outputs 0.

Quantitative Aptitude · solved example

Units sold of four products in a month — P: 240, Q: 240, R: 60, S: 160.

From the table, what is the average number of units sold per product?

190
215
160
175Correct
135

Solution

The total is 700, so the average over four products is 175.

Reasoning Ability · solved example

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and form a group. Which is the one that does not belong?

8
27
216
64
96Correct

Solution

Every number except 96 is a perfect cube, so 96 is the odd one out.

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.