SSP / FEB 2002 / 275 BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA SATSANG EXAMINATIONS BAL SATSANG - TWO Date: 24th FEBRUARY 2002 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Total Marks: 100 For o Que. 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. Read the instructions before answering. 9. 3. Answers should be clearly written. 10. Good Five marks will be given for clear and neat Writing handwriting. Total Examiner’s Signature ................................................... 1 Marks Obtained— Q. 1 Q.1 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the words given in the brackets. [10] 1. Munja Suru was a ......................... (Kshatriya, shepherd, Pagi) 2. Ramnavmi is also called .............................. (Harijayanti, Janmashtmi, Janmajayanti) 3. Gunatitanand Swami went to Akshardham on Aso sud ................. (15, 12, 30) 4. The qualities of a servant is to obey the orders of the........................ (king, manager, master) 5. Maharaj gave Dada Khachar his land back after ............................ months (11, 12 , 13 ) 6. A home without a mandir is a ................................. (rain, pasture, cemetery) 7. Shastriji Maharaj’s childhood name was.................................. (Jinabhai, Dungar Bhakta, Shantilal) 8. Pramukh Swami Maharaj was born in .................................. (Karamsad, Borsad, Chansad) 9. In the from of Nilkanth Varni, Bhagwan Swaminarayan came to the ................................... mandir in Mahuva.(Rama, Hanuman, Mataji) 10. The astologer told the boy, “You don’t have a line for ....................... in your hand.” (education, power, wealth) Q.2 Answer the following in one sentence. [10] 1. Who named Bholanath's child and what name was given? ....................................................................................................... 2. Why did Gunatitanand Swami not sit in the silver palanquin? ....................................................................................................... 3. What did Maharaj decide to give the woman if she ground the wheat? ....................................................................................................... 4. Where in Gadhada did Maharaj build a mandir? ....................................................................................................... 20 2 Marks Obtained— Q. 2 Q.3 5. What did Gunatitanand Swami and the sadhus pray for after the chief had them beaten? ....................................................................................................... 6. Why did Maharaj call out, “Gopinath Maharajni Jai!”? ....................................................................................................... 7. What did Maharaj say to Gunatitanand Swami when he volunteered to serve the sick sadhus? ....................................................................................................... 8. What did Maharaj order Sunderji to do after making him a sadhu? ....................................................................................................... 9. When was Yogiji Maharaj born? ....................................................................................................... 10. How do we benefit by performing the arti? ....................................................................................................... Q.3 For any FIVE of the following, state who is speaking to whom. [10] 1. “Why are you standing there so late in the night?” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 2. “You’re only a foot high and you dare to advise me!” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 3. “Just as I am ageless, even he is ageless.” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 4. “Please come to my house?” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 5. “Then am I not his friend?” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 6. “I am included in the 'etc'.” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 7. “We will do what we have been doing in the past and nothing else?” Who is speaking .............................. To whom ........................... 3 20 Q.4 Answer any FIVE of the following, using only three lines for each. [10] 1. Why did Gunatitanand Swami fall unconscious when he saw the grass? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 2. Why should we obey all the commands of Swami? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 3. Write the benefits of doing ekadashi? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 4. Which services of Kamalshi Vanja did Jinabhai perform? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 5. List the ways in which God saved Prahlad? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 6. What did Shastriji Maharaj say when appointing Shastri Narayanswarupdas as President of the Sanstha? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... 20 4 Marks Obtained— Q. 4 Q. 5 7. How did Mulubha overcome his addiction to smoking the hoko? ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................... Q.5 In the sentences below, tick (✔) those which are true and cross (✘) those which are false. [10] 1. Maharaj has made ‘performing tilak-chandlo’ a compulsory rule in the Vachanamrut. ................ 2. Yogiji Maharaj would recite bhajans while cooking. ................ 3. Two little ears to listen to songs. ................ 4. The woman of Jetalpur ground the wheat with the aid of her servants. ................ 5. Sadhus eat in a dish. ............... 6. It is not necessary to go to a big mandir if we have a mandir at home. ................ 7. The shepherd told the rosary chanting 'Gunanand, Gunanand'. ................ 8. Maharaj took one paise offered with love to be greater than 100,000 rupees. ................ 9. The shrine where Gunatitanand Swami’s cremation took place is called Akshar Ordi. ................ 10. Mulji was initiated during a yagana in Gadhada. ................ Q.6 Write short notes on any ONE of the following. (In 10 lines.) [10] 1. To obey the guru’s commands. 2. The service of Uka Khachar. 3. It is time to leave. 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