General Awareness (GA) is one of the 3 merit subjects tested in the NABARD Grade A phase 1 exam. The official notification of NABARD Grade A does not mention the syllabus of General Awareness (GA). So which topics should you cover? Which current affairs should be read and which can be safely skipped?
Analyzing the previous year’s papers, in this article, we have listed the topics of GA which you need to cover to do well in this section.
General Awareness Syllabus for NABARD Grade A 2024
Below you can see the topic-wise breakdown of the GA questions asked from 2019 to 2023. Based on this breakdown, we have listed the syllabus topics after the table.
| NABARD Grade A General Awareness Breakdown | |||||
| Number of Questions | |||||
| Topics | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Government Schemes/Acts/Programmer | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First in News | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Place in News | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Environment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Person in News | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Awards/Honour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Books + Authors | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sports | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Defence | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Science and Tech | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Static GA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MoUs and Agreements | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Polity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government Initiatives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
GA Syllabus for NABARD Grade A 2024: Current Affairs
- National News: MoUs, summits, and major events related to India.
- International: Summits and conferences held abroad
- Defence: Military exercises, drills, and major updates related to the defence sector of India
- Days in News: Major events or days, along with its date, and theme
- Persons in News: Obituaries, appointments, retirements
- Sports: Major tournaments and their winners
- Science, Technology, and Space
- Awards and honours
- Environment
- Banking, Economy, and Schemes
- Books and Authors
GA Syllabus for NABARD Grade A 2024: Static
- Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers
- National Parks and Sanctuaries
- Organisations Headquarters
- Banks Headquarters and Taglines
- Power Plants in India
- Indian Dance Forms
- Countries Capitals and their Currencies
Here, you can download the NABARD Grade A PYQs from 2023 to 2019.
Important Topics of GA for NABARD Grade A
Based on the number of questions asked from each topic in previous years, here are the most, moderately, and least important General Awareness topics for the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam:
| NABARD Grade A General Awareness Topics | ||
| Most Important | Moderately Important | Least Important |
| Sports First in News Science and Technology Days in News Banking and Finance Government Initiatives | Appointments Persons in News MOUs Agreements | Place in News Fairs and Festivals |
| For static GA, here are the important topics: Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers, National Parks and Sanctuaries, Organisations’ Headquarters, Banks’ Headquarters and Taglines, Power Plants in India, Indian Dance Forms, Countries’ Capitals and their Currencies | ||
Note: The above list of important topics is solely to help you streamline your preparation and make it more efficient. It does not indicate that you should skip the rest of the syllabus.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The official NABARD notification for the Grade A exam doesn’t provide the GA syllabus. However, you can gain valuable insights into the tested topics by analyzing previous years’ question papers for the GA section. This approach helps you identify frequently tested areas within the GA syllabus. We’ve already included this information above in this article.
The ideal amount of study time depends on your strengths and weaknesses. Take NABARD Grade A GA mock tests to pinpoint the topics in which you excel and those that require more focus. Allocate a significant portion of your study time to improve your weaker areas while maintaining your grasp on the stronger topics.
General Knowledge by Lucent. Here are the other important resources to prepare for the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 GA:
The Hindu ePaper
Businessline
The Economic Times
Krishi Jagran
PRS Legislative Research India
Press Information Bureau Government of India
Livemint
RBI Website
NABARD Website
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