Round 2 – Quiz

Round 2 is based on chapter 3 of ‘Paying the Cost of my Kalyan’. Answers will be available on the 28th September.

Have fun with friends and family, or even test yourself after reading the chapters.

  1. After Mogul Court School which school did Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj apply for?
  2. How many students were selected for the Govil High school?
  3. What was the name of the teacher that taught the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj at Govil High School?
  4. What was Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj’s birth name?
  5. For summer vacations where did the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj go?
  6. What happened on May 25th 1927?
  7. Who did Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj marry?
  8. What was name of the library that young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj would visit in his summer vacation?
  9. What happened when young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj didn’t pay attention at school and was asked a question by the teacher?
  10. What book did young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj read which was written by Bhandarkar?
  11. Why did young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj’s teacher say this to him at school, “It is difficult to distinguish between good students and bad students” ?
  12. Why was young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj woken up by his grandfather every morning?
  13. Where did the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj wash his clothes?
  14. In winter where did the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj’s Dada send him in the early morning?
  15. Where did the sweet water come from for drinking for the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj?
  16. Who used to sing Bhajans in the evening for the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj?
  17. Who did the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj do puja to daily?
  18. What time did Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj do his homework?
  19. What was the prize for winning at cards or marbles
  20. What drama group performance did the young Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj watch?

Answers to Round 1

  1. Dr Nathabhai Babarbhai Patel
  2. Diwaliba
  3. 5.00 p.m
  4. 1st September 1916
  5. Borsad, Gurajat
  6. Five
  7. Kamlaba (also known as Maniben)
  8. Shantiben
  9. Babu was immediately taken to Nadiyad to be brought up by the grandparents (mother’s side)
  10. Doctor or a collector
  11. Adiyo (herbal extract – a mild form of sedative) 
  12. Adiyo got stuck in Guruhari Pappaji Maharaj throat, causing foaming at the mouth.
  13. Dusmi(chapatti)
  14. Red
  15. Red velvet trousers and jacket and a matching red velvet embroidered hat
  16. Dung and clay
  17. Sit and watch
  18. Slate and chalk
  19. Mogul Court.
  20. Mathia, Dhebra, Popadum, Gunderpak, Jalebi