| SaiQuiz-9 | September 27, 2007 |
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| 01) | Who was the founder of the first Saibaba temple? |
| | | a) | Keshav Ramachandra Pradhan | | b) | Hemadpant | | c) | M.W. Pradhan | | d) | HariSitaram Dixit | |
| | | Answer: | Keshav Ramachandra Pradhan | | Source: | Saipatham Magazine January - 2001 (The first ever Sai temple – The temple at Bhivpuri) | |
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| 02) | Who went to get Dakshina from Mule Sastri? |
| | | a) | Bapusaheb Booty | | b) | Megha | | c) | Bapusaheb Jog | | d) | Nanasaheb Nimonkar | |
| | | Answer: | Bapusaheb Booty | | Source: | Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 12 (Moolay Shastri of Nasik) | |
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| 03) | To whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words "Mother, I had been to your house in Bandra, with a view to have something to eat. I found the door locked. I somehow got an entrance inside and …"? |
| | | a) | Mrs. Tarkhad | | b) | Mrs. Pradhan | | c) | Mrs. Tendulkar | | d) | Mrs. Purandhare | |
| | | Answer: | Mrs. Tarkhad | | Source: | Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 9 (Tarkhad Family) | |
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| 04) | When Ambadekar tried to commit suicide in Shirdi, who gave him Akkalkotkar Maharaja's book? |
| | | a) | Balasaheb Bhate | | b) | Sagun Meru Nayak | | c) | Madhav Rao Deshpande | | d) | Kakasaheb Dixit | |
| | | Answer: | Sagun Meru Nayak | | Source: | Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 26 (Mr. Ambadekar) | |
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| 05) | When ____ stayed in Shirdi for the improvement of his health, a discussion went on about him in the bar-room at Pandharpur. |
| | | a) | Nanasaheb Chandorkar | | b) | Dhumal | | c) | M.B. Rege | | d) | Tatyasaheb Noolkar | |
| | | Answer: | Tatyasaheb Noolkar | | Source: | Sri Sai Satcharitra Chapter – 21 (The Pandharpur Pleader) | |
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| 06) | Who presented the palanquin to Sri Saibaba? |
| | | a) | Dhurandhar Brothers of Pune | | b) | Naik Brothers of Rahata | | c) | Dhurandhar Brothers of Bombay | | d) | Naik Brothers of Harda | |
| | | Answer: | Naik Brothers of Harda | | Source: | Saipatham Magazine February – 2001 (The story of Baba’s palanquin) | |
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| 07) | To whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "Protect My body for three days. If I return, it will be alright; if I do not, bury My body in that open land (pointing to it) and fix two flags there as a mark". |
| | | a) | Tatya Kote Patil | | b) | Kashiram Shimpi | | c) | Mhalsapati | | d) | Nanasaheb Chandorkar | |
| | | Answer: | Mhalsapati | | Source: | Arati Saibaba - Kakad Arati | |
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| 08) | In Shirdi aratis how many arati psalms are in Marathi? |
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| | | Answer: | 25 | | Source: | Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis) | |
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| 09) | ______’s asthma was greatly relieved, after smoking the chillum given by Sri Saibaba. |
| | | a) | Balaram Mankar | | b) | Balaram Dhurandhar | | c) | Bhimaji Patil | | d) | K.J. Bhishma | |
| | | Answer: | Balaram Dhurandhar | | Source: | Sri Sai Satcharita Chapter - 50 (Balaram Dhurandhar) | |
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| 10) | From whom did Bapusaheb Booty first hear about Sri Saibaba? |
| | | a) | Dasganu Maharaj | | b) | Nanasaheb Chandorkar | | c) | S.B. Dhumal | | d) | Kakasaheb Dixit | |
| | | Answer: | S.B. Dhumal | | Source: | Experiencing Saibaba’s Shirdi (The Samadhi Mandir) | |
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| 11) | To whom did Sri Saibaba say the following words? - "He has come to count the bamboos of my hut (the features of His body); there is nothing for him to see here. Get him out of here. (Woh hamara jhopdi ka bamboo ginene ko aaya)." |
| | | a) | A famous astrologer | | b) | Vijayanand Swami | | c) | Mule Sastri | | d) | Megha | |
| | | Answer: | A famous astrologer | | Source: | Sai Bhakti Sadhana Rahasyam (The belief in astrological almanacs how they prevent our complete surrender to Baba) | |
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| 12) | Who used to inform Khushalchand family about Sri Saibaba’s arrival to Rahata? |
| | | a) | Lakshman | | b) | Chandru | | c) | Kondya | | d) | Pandu | |
| | | Answer: | Lakshman | | Source: | Saipatham Magazine June - 2001(Interview with the Family Members of Kushalchand Saand) | |
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| 13) | Who described Radhakrishna Ayi as "An acharya of loving devotion"? |
| | | a) | Nanasaheb Chandorkar | | b) | Kakasaheb Dixit | | c) | Dasganu Maharaj | | d) | Khaparde | |
| | | Answer: | Kakasaheb Dixit | | Source: | Arati Saibaba (The tradition of Shirdi Aratis) | |
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| 14) | Who composed the arati psalm, "Ruso mama priyaambikaa majavaree..."? |
| | | a) | Mohini Raj | | b) | B.V. Dev | | c) | Upasani Maharaj | | d) | Madhav Adkar | |
| | | Answer: | B.V. Dev | | Source: | Arati Saibaba (Evening Arati) | |
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| 15) | Identify the devotee in the following picture. |
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| | | a) | Damodar Rasne | | b) | Bhagoji Shinde | | c) | Bhau Maharaj Kumbhar | | d) | Purandhare | |
| | | Answer: | Bhau Maharaj Kumbhar | |
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