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BAL SATSANG - TWO Date: 15Th JULY 2001 Time: 9.00 A.M 1 20/250 BOCHASANWASI SHREE AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA SATSANG EXAMINATIONS BAL SATSANG - TWO Date: 15th JULY 2001 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Total Marks:100 For oQu. Marks Moderation No. Obtained Candidate Number Dept. 1. IN WORDS .......................................................... 2. Centre Number 3. Centre Name ...................................................... 4. Age of Candidate ................ 5. Education of Candidate ............................. 6. Signature of Class Supervisor......................................... NOTE: 7. 1. Figures given on the right hand side indicate the 8. marks for that question. 2. Follow the instructions while answering. 9. 3. Answers should be clear and without cancellations. 10. Good Five marks will be given for clear and neat Writing handwriting. Total Examiner’s Signature ................................................... 2 Marks Obtained— Q. 1 Q.1 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the words given in the brackets. [10] 1. Shriji Maharaj applied an upright tilak mark on ............................... Swami's forehead. (Gunatitanand, Gopalanand, Muktanand) 2. ................................. was a minister of the King of Kutch. (Jagjivan, Pranjivan, Krishnajivan) 3. The shephard chanted the mantra, ............................... while turning the rosary. (Swaminarayan, Gunanand, Gunatitanand) 4. Gunatitanand Swami inspired ............................... to give up eating meat and drinking alcohol. (Mulu Khachar, Joban Pagi, Ramo Hati) 5. Gunatitanand Swami was born in VS ............................. (1841, 1837, 1886) 6. Obeying Maharaj's command, ............................... became a sadhu instead of going back to the wedding procession. (Sunderji, Dada Khachar, Sura Khachar) 7. Gunatitanand Swami served .................. ill sadhus. (15, 20, 19) 8. Swami .............................. came to be known as Pramukh Swami. (Narayanswarupdas, Narayancharandas, Narayanmurtidas) 9. The Lord accepted the food offered by Yogiji Maharaj in ....................................... (Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Surendranagar) 10. Maharaj performed a yagna (sacrifice) in ............................ (Jetpur, Jetalpur, Amdavad) Q.2 Answer the following in one sentence. [10] 1. Which two places did Gunatitanand Swami go to for padhramni before reverting back to Akshardham? .............................................................................................................. 2. What did Maharaj eat in Sagram's hut? .............................................................................................................. 3. Which places did Shantilal want to visit? .............................................................................................................. 02 3 Marks Obtained— Q. 2 4.. What was the other name given to Gunatitanand Swami by Shriji Maharaj? .............................................................................................................. 5. What did Uka Khachar and his wife do every morning? .............................................................................................................. 6. What type of person was Ramo Hati? .............................................................................................................. 7. How often did Yogiji Maharaj observe a fast? .............................................................................................................. 8. What conditions did Maharaj put forward before allowing the woman to grind wheat? .............................................................................................................. 9. What did Maharaj say to Gunatitanand Swami in his final illness? .............................................................................................................. 10. What did Dada Khachar give Maharaj in order to build a mandir? .............................................................................................................. Q.3 For any FIVE of the following, state who is speaking to whom.[10] 1. "Will you become a parshad?" Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 2. "I'm sure you have burned your home." Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 3. "Are you God incarnate?" Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 4. "Who else can be so compassionate?" Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 02 4 Marks Obtained— Q. 3 5. "My mind does not forget the beautiful image of Maharaj for even a second." Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 6. "Tell him to come and meet me as well." Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. 7. "If you want a job then why don't you look after the sisters property?" Who is speaking .............................. To whom .................................. Q.4 Answer any FIVE of the following. (In three lines.) [10] 1. What are the benefits of doing ekadashi? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 2. What did Maharaj say to Bholanath about Mulji? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 3. What does Swami Bapa like? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 4. What did Maharaj say to the people about Dubli Bhatt? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 5. Why was Shastriji Maharaj very pleased with Shanti Bhagat in Bochasan? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 02 5 Marks Obtained— Q. 4 Q. 5 6. What did Shravan pray for every morning in his puja? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 7. What things did Hiranyakashipu do in order to stop Prahlad's devotion? .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. Q.5 Place a tick (ü) in front of the correct statements and put a cross (û) against the incorrect ones. [10] 1. Gunatitanand Swami sat in a silver palaquin in Khambhat.................. 2. Shriji Maharaj gave His turban to Ardesar Kotwal. ................. 3. Dada Khachar's servants cleaned the dogs filth from the assembly ground. ................. 4. Gopalanand Swami was amazed to see Gunatitanand Swami standing in the rain. ................. 5. Lalji Suthar was a minister of Kutch. ................. 6. Upon Maharaj's command Mulji left for Gadhada at once, straight from the sugar cane fields. ................. 7. Swamishri got out of his car to meet the handicapped child. ................. 8. Religion is good behavior. ................. 9. On seeing Shantilal, Yogiji Maharaj said that he is ours. ................. 10. Mulji was named by Bholanath and Sakarba. ................. Q.6 Write short notes on any ONE of the following. (In 10 lines.) [10] 1. Good of all. 2. Double the distance. 3. Our home, our mandir. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. 02 6 Marks Obtained— Q. 6 .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................
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