A few of the questions in this Pre-Test Paper will be asked in the Final Exam on 24 th February, 2002. BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA SATSANG EXAMINATIONS PRE-TEST: SATSANG PARICHAY-1 January 2002 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. Total Marks: 75 For Moderation Dept. Que. No. Marks Obtained 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Candidate Number IN WORDS... Centre Number Centre Name... Age of Candidate... Education of Candidate... Signature of Class Supervisor... NOTE: 1. Figures given on the right hand side indicate the marks for that question. 2. Read the instructions before answering. 3. Answers should be clearly written. Total Examiner's Signature...
- 2 - (SECTION-1: SAHAJANAND CHARITRA) Q.1. Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when. (10) 1. "How many shlokas do you know by heart?" Who is speaking... To whom... When... 2. "Do not leave Gadhada and settle down at some other place." 3. "You give the taptamudra to women devotees." 4. "You are God. You are Ahurmazda." 5. "How long should I not visit your city." Q.2. Give reasons for the following. (In two or three lines.) (6) 1. Maharaj makes a dumb recite the Vedas.......... Q.3. 2. Atmaram expressed his incapability to make another dagli. 3. Maharaj initiated five hundred sadhus into paramhansas. Write briefly five main points (in sentences) on any ONE incident (narration is not required). (5) 1. Never disobey Shikshapatri. 2. Be merciful to us. 3. Pleased a child. ( ) 1.... 2. 3. 4. 5. Q.4. Answer the following in one sentence. (5) 1. What did Maharaj ask the puppeteer to perform?... 2. What did the devotees of Amdavad and Machhiyav simultaneously pray? 3. Why did Nityanand Swami start crying?
- 3 - Q.5. 4. What kind of sadhus did Maharaj want to mould on this earth? 5. Where did Shriji Maharaj meet Bishop Heber? State whether the following statements are True or False and rewrite the False statements. (5) 1. Mulji Sheth's wife was blind... 2. Maharaj refer to sadhus as `swans of swans'... 3. In Gadhada, Maharaj quietly lifted Deva Patel's cross beam on his shoulder... 4. Maharaj revealed the six objectives behind his incarnation on the earth to Nishkulanand Swami in Sarangpur... 5. Maharaj met Governor Malcom in Rajkot... Q.6. Fill in the blanks. (4) 1. On hearing of Nityanand Swami's arrival... run away. 2. During the yagna ceremony in Dabhan... was given diksha. 3. Maharaj's reunion with Ichharam took place at... 4. Muktanand Swami started scolding... (SECTION-2: SATSANG READER-II ) Q.7. Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when. (10) 1. "Gunatitanand Swami is accomplishing the same by wise discourses." Who is speaking... To whom... When... 2. "The Brahmachari's companion has been already decided." 3. "We had asked you to go to Junagadh if you were interested in renouncing." 4. "O succor to the poor, how is it that you are here?" 5. "Don't worry about anything. I am capable of destroying thousands of enemies." Q.8. Give reasons for the following. (In two or three lines.) (6) 1. Gunatitanand swami put his eating bowl in the plate of gold and ate..........
- 4-2. With great pain the mother left the child. 3. Jaga Bhakta felt as if someone had shot him in the head and remained speechless for fifteen minutes. Q. 9. From the sentences given below, choose the FIVE correct sentences. (Write the sentence numbers only.) (5) Krishnaji Ada 1. Karsanjibhai was born in the month of Jeth. 2. Karsanjibhai had married Ladkiba. 3. Swami commanded Karsanjibhai to go to Rajkot and work there as a priest. 4. Karsanjibhai's favourite couplet was "Surpur, Narpur, Nagpur..." 5. Karsanjibhai supported Shastriji Maharaj wholeheartedly. 6. Karsanjibhai was forbidden to come to Junagadh mandir. 7. Krishnaji Ada use to tell his followers to go to Bochasan. 8. In accordance with his wishes a recitation on Satsangijivan was arranged at Bochasan. 9. A meeting between Gnan- Yagna was arranged by Jaga Bhakta. 10. Krishnaji Ada advised Yogiji Maharaj to keep the company of Shastriji Maharaj. Sentence no. Q.10. Answer the following in one sentence only. (5) 1. What is meant by Vidyavaridhi?... 2. Maharaj treated Premanand Swami on par with which great poets? 3. What did the two sadhus say on seeing the neem sapling? 4. What promise did Jaga Bhakta give to Shastriji Maharaj? 5. At what spot did Shastriji Maharaj select to cremate Krishnaji Ada? Q.11. Match list 'B' with List 'A' and write in the space given. (4) A B 1. Nityanand Swami... 1. Ambardi 2. Premanand Swami... 2. Machhiyav 3. Jaga Bhakta... 3. Lucknow 4. Mukundanand Varni... 4. Nadiad (SECTION-3 : ESSAY) Q.12. Write an essay on any ONE of the following. (In approximately 30 lines.) (10) 1. Fondness of the name Swaminarayan. (The glory of the Swaminarayan Mahamantra) 2. Satsang tour of Pramukh Swami Maharaj to the Arab countries. 3. Pramukh Swami's faith in and spreading of the Swaminarayan mahamantra in his life. ( )
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A few of the questions in this Pre-Test Paper will be asked in the Final Exam on 24 th February, 2002. BOCHASANWASI SHRI AKSHAR PURUSHOTTAM SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA SATSANG EXAMINATIONS PRE-TEST: SATSANG PARICHAY-2 January 2002 Time: 2.00 P.M. to 4.15 P.M. Total Marks: 75 For Moderation Dept. Que. No. Marks Obtained 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Total Candidate Number IN WORDS... Centre Number Centre Name... Age of Candidate... Education of Candidate... Signature of Class Supervisor... NOTE: 1. Figures given on the right hand side indicate the marks for that question. 2. Read the instructions before answering. 3. Answers should be clearly written. Examiner's Signature...
- 7 - (SECTION-1: KISHORE SATSANG PARICHAY) Q.1. Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when. (10) 1. "You, too, from this moment shall be like my father and brother." Who is speaking... To whom... When... 2. "Oh dear! Please do not beat our sadhus." 3. "My Ishtadev, Swaminarayan, is the only God who can do this on this earth." 4. "I had not sent you to Parvatbhai to talk to him but to listen to him." 5. "This prince is my enemy since his last birth." Q. 2. From the following sentence choose the correct SEVEN sentences. (Write the sentence numbers only.) (7) Rajbai 1. Rajbai was Jivuba's real sister. 2. At her first darshan she realised that Shriji Maharaj was the Supreme Godhead. 3. Rajbai decided to serve Shriji Maharaj by observing absolute celibacy. 4. On seeing the chundadi Rajbai was pleased. 5. Rajbai's husband, instead of Rajbai, saw a fierce lion sitting on the cot. 6. Maharaj ordered Rajbai to go to her father-in-law's house. 7. Rajbai willingly carried out Maharaj's order. 8. Rajbai had served Maharaj with ras-roti. 9. Rajbai use to stay ten yards away from men. 10. Parvatbhai poured ghee on her funeral pyre for cremation. 11. Fire instantly blazed on her funeral pyre. 12. Rajbai's deep devotion towards Shriji Maharaj had earned her a place among the immortal names of the great devotees in Satsang. Sentence no. Q.3. Answer the following in one sentence only. (6) 1. Who gave sadhu diksha to Paramchaitanyanand Swami? 2. What would a person serving food at Bhimnath Mahadev do and what would happen due to this? 3. What are the three types of kusang? 4. From which place did Shriji Maharaj start His alms distribution activities? 5. What are the attributes of atma? 6. What did Kadvibai hear the from the heavens? Q.4. Either complete and explain the given Swamini Vato: (6) How much should one crave for salvation. OR Explain: Vachanamrut Gadhada Section I No. 16
- 8 - Q.5. Complete the following. (4) 1. Nij sevakne........ jem chhaje. 2. Yasyatmabudhdhi...... sa eva gokharah 3. Guninam......... videpyadha. 4. Padyu mare............ nanu re. (SECTION-2: BHAGATJI MAHARAJ) Q.6. Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when. (10) 1. "Bhagatji is a man of firm determination." Who is speaking... To whom... When... 2. "He overpowered me by his selfless and sincere love and dedication." 3. "They who have done so stand themselves condemned and excommunicated." 4. "A genuine seeker should fear like a deer and sleep like a crow." 5. "Where comes this little deer from?"
- 9 - Q.7. Write briefly five main points (in sentences) on any ONE incident. (Narration is not required.) (5) 1. Guru of Shastri Yagnapurushdasji. (Mentally accepting Bhagatji as his Guru.) 2. Greatness of Pragji Bhakta as explained by Gunatitanand Swami. 3. Grand reception at Junagadh. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Q.8. Answer the following in ONE Sentence only. (5) 1. Due to whose invitation did Bhagatji Maharaj go to Vansda? Q.9. 2. At Khambhda, for whom and what did Swami ask his attendant to bring? 3. At Bhadrod, with what did the sadhus perform Bhagatji's puja? 4. By which three things is redemption (kalyan) attained? 5. When did Bhagatji finance the Annakut festival at Mahuva mandir? State whether the following sentences are True or False and rewrite the False sentences. ( 5) 1. Yagnapurushdas would inspire devotees to go to Mahemdavad from Amdavad for Bhagtaji's darshan... 2. Gordhanbhai Kothari and Bechar Bhagat came from Vartal to Junagadh to listen to Swami's talk... 3. Pragji watered five hundred trees at Malia... 4. In Mahuva, Shriji Maharaj had once stayed for three days under the pipal tree near shrine of Hanumanji... 5. Bhagatji's mortal body was cremated on the bank of the river Malan...
- 10 - Q.10. Fill in the blanks. (5) 1.... is the only God. 2. Swami said, "You must have seen bananas growing on a banana tree but here we find bananas growing on a..." 3. Bhagatji told Yagnapurushdas not to go to... for further studies. 4. In... Bhagatji talked about the Koran. 5. The first meeting between Bhagatji and Gopalanand Swami took place at... (SECTION-3: ON BASIS ON PRAVESH EXAM BOOKS) Q.11. Complete any THREE of the following. (12) (In the final exam, you will be given only 3 topics (points are given) and will be required to answer all three.) 1. Not separate from mandir and Satsang. (S. M.) OR 1. Renounced for Gunatit. (S. M.) OR 1. Nailing the head of Shesnag. (S. M.) OR 1. Balmukund Swami openly favoured Yagnapurushdasji. (S. M.) 2. Ungrateful Sevakram. (N. C.) OR 2. Redemption of Jambuvan (N. C.) OR 2. Jairamdas in search of Nilkanth. (N. C.) 3. Transformation of Joban. (S. R. - I) OR 3. From Ladudanji to Srirangdas. (S. R. - I) 4. Jalamsinh Bapu. (K. S. P.)