Pre-Test:  Satsang PARICHAYA – 1  .

(SECTION - 1   SAHAJANAND CHARITRA)
Q.1.	Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when.	(10)
1.	"Why don't you stay for a day more. I will arrange for the darshan of Ramanand 	Swami."
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2.	"We  don't need such coronation chairs."
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3.	"Bring some raw tamarind fruit and chibhada."
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4.	"We compared you with incarnations like Rama, Krishna and others."
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5.	"Wouldn't it pain us if you remain sad and not take any food."
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Q.2.	Give reasons for the following. (In Two or Three lines.)	(6)
1.	Patalbhai's wife started repenting.	  
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2.	Maharaj endured the insult at Anand.	  
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3.	Maharaj hugged Gunatitanand Swami even though his body was not covered with 		mud.
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Q.3.	Write briefly five main points (in sentences) on any ONE incident 
	(narration nor required).	(5)
	1.	Test of Sundarji Suthar.	2.	Dumb as Doves.
	3.   Maharaj's Love for Children.
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Q.4.	Answer the following in one sentence.	(5)
1.	When did Ramanand Swami return to Dham?
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2.	Who prayed to Maharaj to empty hell?
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3.	Where and when did Maharaj write the Shikshapatri?
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4.	How many mandirs did Maharaj build? Where? 
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5.	Where did Maharaj make the monkey chant a rosary?
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Q.5.	State whether the following Statemments are True or False and correct 
	the wrong sentences.	(5)
1.	Maharaj made Ramanand Swami chant the Swaminarayan Mantra.		
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2.	Muktanand Swami composed the arti at Gadhpur.					
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3.	Maharaj gave Raghunathdas a higher position in Satsang.				
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4.	Maharaj decided to redeem only higher class people.					
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5.	Maharaj celebrated the shakotsav at Gadhada.						
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Q.6.	Fill in the blanks. 	(4)
1.	Maharaj made a dumb person recite the Vedas at .................................................. . 
2.	Kabirji used to worship Aksharbrahman as ............................................. .
3.	This is not mud but ............................................... .
4.	Ramanand Swami reverted to Dham at ........................................ .
(SECTION - 2 SATSANG READER II )
Q.7.	Answer the following, stating who says to whom and when. 	(10)
1.	"A devotee must possess such qualities."
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2.	"After listening to the saint Premanand of the Swaminarayan sect, I am no more 		interested in anybody else's music."
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3.	"I carried a basket of one-and-a-half pounds of mangoes to him, but he did not even		say Narayan to me."
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4.	"Don't fell sorry, One should not care for taste in God's prasad."
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5.	"Look how much faith this man has in me?
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Q.8.	Give reasons for the following. (In two or three lines)	(6)
1.	Laduba began to take care of the baffalo.		
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2.	Jaga Bhakta felt such  joy in his heart as if the idols of Akshar Purushottam had been already installed in the mandir.
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3.	Krishnaji Ada cut all his relations with his dearest friend Himrajbhai forever.
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Q. 9.	From the sentences given below, choose only FIVE so as to make a correct & complete
	story. (Write the serial numbers only.)	(5)
Bhaktaraj Dada Khachar.
		1.	 Dada Khachar was very generous and affectionate.   2. On hearing Maharaj calling him Dada, even though only half-way through his haircut, went immediately. 3.  Dada Khachar breathed his last in Kariyani. 4. Dada had two sons namely Amra Khachar and Bawa Khachar.  5.  Dada Khachar unwillingly stgned his property over to his two sisters.              6. Maharaj became happy and offered him the pagh as a memento. 7. Dada Khachar resided in Bhavnagar. 8. Maharaj built a mandir on Dada Khachar's land. 9.Dada Khachar looked after his sister's property for one year. 10. Dada Khachar owned land on a hillock on the banks of Ghela.
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Q.10.	Answer the following in one sentence only. 	(5)
1.	What is Nityanand Swami's name in the Sarvamangal Stotra'?
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2.	After giving him diksha, what was the first name given to Premanand Swami?
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3.	When did Ayodhyaprasadji Maharaj leave this mortal body?
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4.	On Ladubai's invitation, which saint consumed all the food prepared?
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5.	What was Jaga Bhakta's father's name? Which was his native place?
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Q.11.	Match list 'B' with List 'A' and write in the space given.	(4)
	             A                                                     	B
1. Vandu Sahajanand Rasroop	..................	1. Nityanand Swami.
2. Hari Digvijay	..................	2. Jaga Bhakta.
3. Never judge others, 	.................	3. Krishnaji Ada.
   actions, appearance or flaws	
4. Nane se ho nane rahie	.................	4. Premanand Swami.

(SECTION - 3 : ESSAY)
Q.12.	Write an essay on any ONE of the following. (In appowximately 30 lines.) 	(10)
1.	Pramukh Swami - A master builder of aspirants.  
2. 	Sahajanand Swami - An ideal social reformer.  
3.	Shikshapatri - A code of conduct.
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