Wednesday, September 26, 2007

SaiQuiz Week 8


SaiQuiz-8 September 20, 2007

01) "What can we do? If the child unknowingly passes stools on our leg do we strike it? Do we cut off the leg? We have to put up with it." About whom did Sri Saibaba utter these words?
a) Mhalsapati
b) Purandhare
c) Shama
d) Tatya Kote Patil
Answer: Purandhare
Source: Saipatham Magazine February - 2001 (The story of Baba's palanquin)
02) Who used to serve food to the devotees who dine along with Sri Saibaba in Mosque?
a) Jog and Shama
b) Jog and Nimonkar
c) Shama and Mhalsapati
d) Shama and Nimonkar
Answer: Shama and Nimonkar
Source: Saipatham Magazine July - August 2001 (Timetable of Sri Saibaba)
03) Sri Saibaba's arm was injured when He saved a child who was about to slip in a furnace. Who used to dress the burnt arm?
a) Abdul Baba
b) Bade Baba
c) Bhagoji Shinde
d) Bala Shimpi
Answer: Bhagoji Shinde
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 7 (Leper Devotee's Service)
04) In which year did Sri Saibaba go to Hemadpant's house in the form of photo on the Holi festival day?
a) 1911
b) 1918
c) 1916
d) 1917
Answer: 1917
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 40 (Hemadpant's Shimga Dinner)
05) When a devotee first visited Shirdi, Saibaba told that He knew him for four years. Who is that devotee?
a) Punjabi Ramlal
b) Balabuva Sutar
c) Balabuva Satarkar
d) Lala LakshmiChand
Answer: Balabuva Sutar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 33 (Balabuva Sutar)
06) "My treasury is full, and I can give anyone, what he wants, but I have to see whether he is qualified to receive what I give. If you listen to Me carefully, you will be certainly benefited. Sitting in this Masjid, I never speak any untruth". To whom did Baba say these words?
a) Rich Gentleman who wished Brahma-Jnana
b) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
c) Somadeva Swami
d) Vijayanand Swami
Answer: Rich Gentleman who wished Brahma-Jnana
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra - Chapter 16 and 17 (Qualifications for Brahma-Jnana or Self-Realization)
07) Who is the composer of the arati psalm "Prabhaat samayeen nabhaa shubh ravi prabha phaankalee...?"
a) Dasganu Maharaj
b) K.J. Bhishma
c) Madhav Adkar
d) Mohini Raj
Answer: K.J. Bhishma
Source: Arati Saibaba - Kakad Arati
08) With whom did Pandharpur pleader say that the remark made by Sri Saibaba was aimed at him?
a) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
b) Madhav Rao Deshpande
c) Kakasaheb Dixit
d) Tatya Kote Patil
Answer: Kakasaheb Dixit
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 21 (The Pandharpur Pleader)
09) With whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "We are acquainted with each other for the last sixty generations."
a) Purandhare's family
b) Naik brothers
c) Khaparde's family
d) Dhurandhar brothers
Answer: Dhurandhar brothers
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 50 (Balaram Dhurandhar)
10) Who presented horse to Sri Saibaba?
a) Rambaji
b) Booty
c) Devotee
d) Kasam
Answer: Kasam
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi (Baba's Mosque)
11) What is the book written by Mrs. Savitribai Tendulkar on Sri Saibaba?
a) Sainath Sagunopasana
b) Sai Stavan Manjiri
c) Sainath Bhajan Mala
d) Sainath Prabha
Answer: Sainath Bhajan Mala
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 2 (Incapacity and Boldness in undertaking the work)
12) In the early years, where did Sri Saibaba often sing devotional songs and perform dance?
a) Gurusthan
b) Masjid
c) Takia
d) Lendi Gardens
Answer: Takia
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide (Gurusthan)
13) Which Arati was first started after the custom of offering regular arati to Sri Saibaba commenced?
a) Kakad Arati
b) Noon Arati
c) Dhup Arati
d) Sej Arati
Answer: Sej Arati
Source: Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis)
14) Sri Saibaba used to call Mrs. Khaparde as _____.
a) Audasa
b) Bopidi Bai
c) Thaki
d) Ajibai
Answer: Ajibai
Source: Saipatham Magazine August - 2002 (Khaparde's Diary)
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
b) Madhavarao Deshpande
c) Annasaheb Dabholkar
d) Tatya Kote Patil
Answer: Nanasaheb Chandorkar
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Sai Quiz Week 7

SaiQuiz-7 September 13, 2007

01) In which language did Dasganu Maharaj wish to write commentary on Ishavasya Upanishad?
a) Sanskrit
b) Marathi
c) Hindi
d) English
Answer: Marathi
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 20 (Ishavasya Upanishad)
02) With whom did Sri Saibaba say "I have known you for 700 years. No matter how far you are from me, I take responsibility for looking after you."?
a) Balaram Dhurandhar
b) Shama
c) Purandhare
d) Khaparde
Answer: Purandhare
Source: Saipatham Magazine February - 2001 (The story of Baba's Palanquin)
03) Which leela inspired Hemadpant to write Sri Sai Satcharitra?
a) Baba sleeping on a plank
b) Grinding wheat
c) Lamps leela
d) Baba returning from Samadhi after 72hrs
Answer: Grinding wheat
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 1 (The Story of Grinding Wheat)
04) Once Sri Saibaba said "Drive out this useless sannyasi, his company is of no use". Who was the sannyasi in this context?
a) Alandi Swami
b) Vijayanand
c) Somadeva Swami
d) Megha
Answer: Vijayanand
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 31 (Vijayanand)
05) To whom did Mr. B. V. Deo write letter requesting Sri Saibaba to come to his house for Udyapan ceremony?
a) Madhav Rao Deshpande
b) Bapusaheb Jog
c) Kakasaheb Dixit
d) Dadakelkar
Answer: Bapusaheb Jog
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 40 (Mrs. Deo's Udyapan Ceremony)
06) When was the first Saibaba temple constructed?
a) 1916
b) 1918
c) 1912
d) 1920
Answer: 1916
Source: Saipatham Magazine January - 2001(The first ever Sai temple - The temple at Bhivpuri)
07) When Shama told Sri Saibaba about Alandi Swami's ear pain what did Sri Saibaba say?
a) Apply Udi
b) Allah Malik
c) Get it operated
d) Allah Accha Karega
Answer: Allah Accha Karega
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 13 (Alandi Swami)
08) "Uncle, without you how can I live? I am coming with you!" Who said these words?
a) Tatya Kote Patil
b) Nanavali
c) Mhalsapati
d) Kushal Chand
Answer: Nanavali
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide (Other Temples and Shrines)
09) When ____ was severely ill, his mother took a vow to their family Goddess Saptashringi.
a) Shama
b) Mhalsapati
c) Dasganu
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: Shama
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 30 (Shama's Vows)
10) Who was called as 'Nanu Poojari'?
a) G.K. Dixit
b) Bapusaheb Jog
c) Dr. Pandit
d) Laxman Kacheswar Jhakade
Answer: Laxman Kacheswar Jhakade
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 5
11) Out of the sixteen arati psalms especially written on Sri Saibaba, how many are composed by Sri Upasani Maharaj?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: 1
Source: Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis)
12) What did Sri Tembe Swami send to Sri Saibaba through Pundalikrao?
a) Coconut
b) Dakshina
c) Peda
d) Chivda
Answer: Coconut
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 50 (Sri Tembe Swami)
13) Who converted a Hindu into a Muslim and proudly brought that person to Sri Saibaba?
a) Haji Siddik Falke
b) Bade Baba
c) Adam
d) Abdul Baba
Answer: Bade Baba
Source: Saipatham Magazine September - 2001 (Editorial)
14) Who composed the arati psalm "Ghewuniya panchaarati karoo babansi aarati..."?
a) Madhav Adkar
b) Mohini Raj
c) Dasganu Maharaj
d) K.J. Bhishma
Answer: K.J. Bhishma
Source: Arati Saibaba (Kakad Arati)
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Hemadpant
b) Madhavarao Deshpande
c) Dasganu Maharaj
d) Khaparde
Answer: Dasganu Maharaj

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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Sai Quiz Week 6

SaiQuiz-6 September 6, 2007

01) Sri Sai Satcharitra was first published as a serial in which magazine?
a) Sainadha Prabha
b) Saileela
c) Santa Kathamrit
d) Bhakta Leelamrit
Answer: Saileela Masik
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita (Preface)
02) "Are you not seeing me? This is the manifestation. I am the God!" With whom did Sri Saibaba say these words?
a) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
b) Upasani Shastri
c) Dasganu Maharaj
d) Mhalsapati
Answer: Dasganu Maharaj
Source: Saipatham Magazine March - 2001 (What is the 'Sakshatkar')
03) On an Ekadasi day whom did Sri Saibaba ask to go to Korhala and get mutton?
a) Bapusaheb Jog
b) Megha
c) Dada Kelkar
d) Nanasaheb Nimonkar
Answer: Dada Kelkar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 38 (Baba's Handi)
04) On which occasion did Sri Saibaba say the following words "Never take even the least labor from anybody, free."?
a) When Baba gave 2/- to the person who brought ladder.
b) When Baba bought goats for 32/-
c) When repairing Masjid
d) When building shed for Palanquin
Answer: When Baba gave 2/- to the person who brought ladder.
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 19 (Remuneration for Labor)
05) How many years did Tatya Kote Patil sleep in the Mosque with Sri Saibaba?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 13
Answer: 14
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 8 (Dormitory of Trio)
06) Linguistically, of the thirty Shirdi arati psalms how many are in Hindi?
a) 1
b) 5
c) 4
d) 2
Answer: 2
Source: Arati Saibaba(The tradition of Shirdi Aratis)
07) When Kaka Mahajani was suffering with diarrhea Sri Saibaba made him to eat ___.
a) Groundnuts
b) Walnuts
c) Banana
d) Pistachio
Answer: Groundnuts
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 13 (Kaka Mahajani)
08) In Sapatnekar's first visit to Shirdi, when Sri Saibaba shouted at him whom did Sapatnekar consult?
a) Madhav Rao Deshpande
b) Shevade
c) Bapusaheb Jog
d) Bala Shimpi
Answer: Bala Shimpi
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 48 (Sapatnekars)
09) When Amir Shakkar went to Shirdi to get his Rheumatism cured, Sri Saibaba didn't allow him to step into _____.
a) Sathe Wada
b) Chavadi
c) Takia
d) Masjid
Answer: Masjid
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 22 (Amir Shakkar)
10) To whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "Keep this talisman with you. You will have good fortune always."
a) Mrs. Kasibai
b) Madhav Rao
c) Mrs. Sapatnekar
d) Mrs. Khaparde
Answer: Mrs. Kasibai
Source: Saipatham Magazine February - 2001 (Sri Saibaba's temple at Shivaji Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra)
11) How did Sri Saibaba greet Abdul Baba when he first came to Shirdi?
a) Jai Satchidanand
b) My crow has come
c) Chal hut
d) My kaka has come
Answer: My crow has come
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide(Other Temples and Shrines)
12) When were padukas installed under neem tree in Gurusthan?
a) 1911
b) 1912
c) 1916
d) 1914
Answer: 1912
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 5 (The Story of Padukas (foot-prints) under the Neem Tree)
13) Who arranged the photographer to take Sri Saibaba's first picture?
a) Bapusaheb Booty
b) Tatya Kote Patil
c) Sadasiva Joshi
d) Kasiram Shimpi
Answer: Kasiram Shimpi
Source: Saipatham Magazine September - 2002 (The story of this rare photograph)
14) After the demise of Sri Tatyasaheb Noolkar, who took over the charge of performing arati to Sri Saibaba?
a) Megha
b) Mhalsapati
c) Kakasaheb Dixit
d) Bapusaheb Jog
Answer: Megha
Source: Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis)
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Dadasaheb Khaparde
b) Damodar Rasne
c) Tatya Kote Patil
d) Shama
Answer: Tatya Kote Patil

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Sai Quiz Week 5

SaiQuiz-5 August30, 2007

01) Who applied sandal paste on the forehead of Sri Saibaba as Tripundra?
a) Dada Bhat Kelkar
b) Mhalsapati
c) Dr. Pandit
d) Mrs. Khaparde
Answer: Dr. Pandit
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 11 (Dr. Pandit's worship)
02) Who was allowed to step in the Masjid at night when Sri Saibaba was in physical form?
a) Smt. Radhakrishna Ayi
b) Smt. Chandrabai Borkar
c) Mrs. Khaparde
d) Smt. Laxmibai Shinde
Answer: Smt. Laxmibai Shinde
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 42 (Baba Pervading All Creatures)
03) Who asked Hemadpanth to take preliminary (dhooli) darshan of Sri Saibaba when he first visited Shirdi?
a) Kakasaheb Dixit
b) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
c) Tatya Saheb Noolkar
d) Anna Chinchanikar
Answer: Tatya Saheb Noolkar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 2 (Incapacity and Boldness in Undertaking the work)
04) Who tried to commit suicide in Shirdi by throwing himself into a well near Dixit Wada?
a) Vijayanand
b) Aurangabadkar
c) Ambadekar
d) Anandarao
Answer: Ambadekar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 26 (Mr. Ambadekar)
05) Who said the following words? - "The pain is most excruciating and unbearable. I prefer death to it. This pain, I know, is for repaying past Karma, but go to Baba and tell Him to stop the pain and transfer the working of my past Karma to ten future births of mine."
a) Dr. Paramanand
b) Madhav Rao Deshpande
c) Dr. Pillay
d) Purandhare
Answer: Dr. Pillay
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 34 (Dr. Pillay)
06) Identify one of the devotees who went for alms on behalf of Sri Saibaba when He was ill.
a) Shama
b) Tatya Kote Patil
c) Mhalsapati
d) Bhagoji Shinde
Answer: Shama
Source: Saipatham Magazine May - 2001 (The timetable of the glorious saint who transcended time)
07) From whom did Hari Sitaram Dixit first hear about Sri Saibaba?
a) Dasganu Maharaj
b) Annasaheb Dabholkar
c) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
d) Balasaheb Mirikar
Answer: Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 50 (Kakasaheb Dixit)
08) Sri Saibaba would sometimes say, "Today I want only the poli offering of Tatyaba". Who is Tatyaba in this context?
a) Vaman Tatya
b) Tatya Kote Patil
c) Ganapati Kote Patil
d) Tatya Saheb Noolkar
Answer: Tatya Saheb Noolkar
Source: Saipatham Magazine August - 2002 (The progenitor of the formal worship of Sri Saibaba: Sri Tatya Saheb Noolkar)
09) What is the importance of Khandoba temple in Sri Saibaba's life history?
a) Sri Saibaba stayed alternate days
b) Sri Saibaba acquired His name
c) Sri Saibaba lived there
d) Sri Saibaba's Gurusthan
Answer: Sri Saibaba acquired His name
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi – A Guide (Khandoba Temple)
10) Sri Saibaba used to call Nanduram Marwadi's wife as _____
a) Bayaja Ma
b) Itlayi Bai
c) Bopidi Bai
d) Audasa
Answer: Bopidi Bai
Source: Saipatham May 2001 (The timetable of the glorious saint who transcended time)
11) Who is the composer of "Sri Sainatha Mahimna Sthotram"?
a) Upasani Maharaj
b) Mohini Raj
c) K. J. Bhishma
d) Das Ganu Maharaj
Answer: Upasani Maharaj
Source: Arati Saibaba (Noon Arati)
12) With whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "My method is quite unique. Remember well, this one story and it will be very useful."
a) Radhabai
b) Hemadpant
c) Bapusaheb Jog
d) Kakasaheb Dixit
Answer: Hemadpant
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter 18 and 19 (Mrs. Radhabai Deshmukh)
13) In which year did Mahalsapati pass away?
a) 1920
b) 1922
c) 1924
d) 1926
Answer: 1922
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide (Houses of Saibaba devotees)
14) Who is the composer of the arati song "Arati Saibaabaa soukhyadaataara jeevaa…"?
a) Mohini Raj
b) Bhishma
c) Dasganu Maharaj
d) Madhav Adkar
Answer: Madhav Adkar
Source: Arati Saibaba (Madhyahn Arati)
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Sri H.S. Dixit
b) Sri Madhav Rao Deshpande
c) Sri Nanasaheb Chandorkar
d) Sri. G.S. Khaparde
Answer: Sri Madhav Rao Deshpande

Source :
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Sai Quiz Week 4

SaiQuiz-4 August23, 2007

01) Who prayed Sri Saibaba to cure the lameness of his mind rather than that of his leg?
a) Dasganu Maharaj
b) Shama
c) Bhagoji Shinde
d) H.S. Dixit
Answer: H.S. Dixit
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 4 (Three Wadas)
02) Where did Mrs. Nimonkar take darshan of Sri Saibaba and got the permission to go to Belapur?
a) Lendi Gardens
b) Sathe Wada
c) Masjid
d) Chavadi
Answer: Sathe Wada
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 12 (Mrs. Nimonkar)
03) With whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "I do not do any chamatkars. You have astrologers. They work 2 or 3 days ahead and give out their predictions, some of which come true. I look further ahead. What I say happens...".
a) Damu Anna
b) Bapusaheb Booty
c) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
d) Madhav Rao Deshpande
Answer: Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Source: Saibhakti Sadhana Rahasyam
04) After lunch who used to offer betel leaf and nut to Sri Saibaba?
a) Sagun Meru Naik
b) Megha
c) Madhav Rao Deshpande
d) Mhalsapati
Answer: Sagun Meru Naik
Source: Saipatham magazine - July 2001 (Timetable of Sri Saibaba)
05) With whom did Lala Lakshmichand first visit Shirdi?
a) Dasganu Maharaj
b) Dattatreya Manjunath Bijur
c) Shankarrao
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: Shankarrao
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 28 (Lala Lakshmichand)
06) When a devotee died, Sri Saibaba said the following words "Oh, ... went ahead of us, he won't be reborn". Who is the devotee in this context?
a) Tatya Saheb Noolkar
b) Ganapati Rao Kote Patil
c) Megha
d) Balaram Mankar
Answer: Tatya Saheb Noolkar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 31 (Tatyasaheb Noolkar)
07) Whom did Sri Saibaba sometimes call to have his head shaved?
a) Balanai
b) Bala Shimpi
c) Pandu
d) Pilaji
Answer: Balanai
Source: Saipatham Magazine
08) Who told the following words to Sri Saibaba? - "If You still love the wooden plank, I will again suspend or hang up one in the Masjid again for You to sleep at ease."?
a) Kakasaheb Dixit
b) Nanasaheb Dengle
c) Bapusaheb Booty
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: Kakasaheb Dixit
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 45 (Wooden plank Baba's Bed-Stead, and not Bhagat's)
09) Sri Saibaba addressed Tembe Swami as His ____.
a) Brother
b) Gurubandhu
c) Friend
d) Disciple
Answer: Brother
Source: Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter - 50 (Shri Tembe Swami)
10) Till the arati was over, ________ never used even to move his head. He performed arati with utmost concentration.
a) Megha
b) Bapusaheb Jog
c) Mhalsapati
d) Tatya Saheb Noolkar
Answer: Megha
Source: Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis)
11) In the early years, where did Sri Saibaba often sing devotional songs and perform dance?
a) Gurusthan
b) Masjid
c) Takia
d) Lendi Gardens
Answer: Takia
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide (Gurusthan)
12) Who composed the arati psalm "Jaya deva jaya deva dattaa avadhutaa sayee avadhutaa."?
a) Madhav Adkar
b) Mohini Raj
c) K.J. Bhishma
d) B.V. Dev
Answer: K.J. Bhishma
Source: Arati Saibaba (Noon Arati)
13) When did Khaparde first visit Shirdi?
a) 1908
b) 1909
c) 1910
d) 1911
Answer: 1910
Source: Saipatham Magazine January - 2001 (Khaparde's diary)
14) Sri Saibaba used to call Madhav Fasle as ____.
a) Ardha Gundu
b) Kaasaarda
c) Soonaarda
d) Thaki
Answer: Ardha Gundu
Source: Saipatham Magazine January - 1990
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Smt. Laxmibai Shinde
b) Smt. Chandrabai Borkar
c) Smt. Bayajabai
d) Smt. Savitribai Tendulkar
Answer: Smt. Bayajabai

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Sai Quiz Week 3


SaiQuiz-3 August16, 2007

01) Whom did Sri Saibaba visit in Nimgaon?
a) Babasaheb Dengale
b) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
c) Kushalchand
d) Jawahar Ali
Answer: Babasaheb Dengale
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 5
02) What were the two aratis that were performed in Chavadi on alternate days during Sri Saibaba's time?
a) Kakad and Dhup Arati
b) Noon and Dhup Arati
c) Noon and Sej Arati
d) Kakad and Sej Arati
Answer: Kakad and Sej Arati
Source: Saipatham Magazine May - 2001 (The timetable of the glorious saint who transcended time)
03) What was the first festival that started in Shirdi during Sri Saibaba's time?
a) Urs
b) Sandal procession
c) Gurupoornima
d) Ramnavami
Answer: Urs
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 6 (Origin)
04) To whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "Those who come to Shirdi with no desires may come when they wish and go when they wish. They do not need to seek my permission."
a) Chidambar Keshav Gadgil
b) Vasudeva Sadasiva Joshi
c) Tatya Saheb Noolkar
d) G.S. Khaparde
Answer: Vasudeva Sadasiva Joshi
Source: Saipatham Magazine September - 2002 (The story of this rare photograph)
05) Where did Sri Saibaba ask Bhimaji Patil to stay when he came to Shirdi to cure his Tuberculosis?
a) RadhaKrishna Ayi's house
b) Chavadi
c) Sathe Wada
d) Bhimabai's house
Answer: Bhimabai's house
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 13 (Bhimaji Patil)
06) Who first told Kakaji Vaidya to take darshan of Sri Saibaba?
a) Shama
b) Khandoba
c) Goddess Sapta-Shringi
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: Goddess Sapta-Shringi
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 30 (Kakaji Vaidya)
07) "Why are you getting agitated in vain? Let the senses do their allotted work or duty. We should not meddle with their work...". To whom did Sri Saibaba say these words?
a) Dasganu Maharaj
b) Shama
c) H.V. Sathe
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 49 (Nanasaheb Chandorkar)
08) What disease of Rambaji was cured by taking the bathe water of Sri Saibaba?
a) Mental illness
b) Leprosy
c) Tuberculosis
d) Polio
Answer: Mental illness
Source: Saipatham Magazine - May 2001 (The timetable of the glorious saint who transcended time)
09) Sri Saibaba told Shama to accompany ___ to Chitali.
a) Kakasaheb Mirikar
b) Balasaheb Mirikar
c) Kaka Mahajani
d) Tatya Kote Patil
Answer: Balasaheb Mirikar
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 22 (Balasaheb Mirikar)
10) When Sri Saibaba bought two goats for Rs. 32/- who expressed that Baba was deceived in that bargain?
a) Shama and Mhalsapati
b) Mhalsapati and Tatya Kote Patil
c) Shama and Tatya Kote Patil
d) Mhalsapati and Booty
Answer: Shama and Tatya Kote Patil
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 46 (Two goats)
11) In the following, identify the devotee whose Samadhi is in Shirdi.
a) Kakasaheb Dixit
b) V.P. Iyer
c) M.B. Rege
d) Nanasaheb Chandorkar
Answer: V.P. Iyer
Source: Experiencing Saibaba's Shirdi - A Guide (Other Temples and Shrines)
12) "There is one poor old diseased dog like me in this village. Everyone beats it." Referring whom did Sri Saibaba say these words?
a) Tatya Kote Patil
b) Mhalsapati
c) Sagunmeru Naik
d) Shama
Answer: Mhalsapati
Source: Saipatham Magazine February - 2001 (Children's Saibaba)
13) Who composed the arati psalm "Anantaa tulaa ten kase re sthavaave..."?
a) Madhav Adkar
b) Mohini Raj
c) Dasganu Maharaj
d) K.J. Bhishma
Answer: Mohini Raj
Source: Arati Saibaba (Noon Arati)
14) What is the nick name given by Sri Saibaba to Govind Raghunath Dabholkar?
a) Chindichor
b) Kaka
c) Tavun Dada
d) Hemadpant
Answer: Hemadpant
Source: Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 2 (Hot Discussion)
15) Identify the devotee in the following picture.
a) Hari Sitaram Dixit
b) Hemadpanth
c) Bapusaheb Booty
d) M.W. Pradhan
Answer: Hari Sitaram Dixit

Source : www.saibaba.com