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Examination (December-2003) Jyotish Ratan Question Paper-1 Time : 2 Hours Note : All questions should be answered. 1. Find the Ascendant of a native born on August 27, 1976 at 5.18 P.M. at Amritsar. Or Find out the house-start and house-mid of all the 12 houses if the Lagnaspashta and the 10th house spashta are 10S15 40' & 7S1436' respectively. 2. Find the longitude of the Moon at 4.15 P.M. if its longitude at 5.30A.M. is 8S2015' and its daily motion is 1304'. 10 Or Find the Bhogyakala of the Vimsottari Dasa at birth time if the longitude of the Moon at birth time is 5S1640'. 3. Calculate the local time difference between Amritsar and Kolkata if the longitudes of these cities are 7453' and 8820' respectively. Or Find the Tithi and Paksha of a day if the longitudes of the Sun and Moon are 6S1514' and 10S2620' respectively. 4. Answer the following questions in brief : i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x What is Ascendent? What is Ayanamsa ? What is sidereal time ? How does Solar eclipse take place ? What is equinox ? How much time does the earth take to spin 1 on its axis? What is Karan? What is the expansion of a Nakshatra in degree ? On what basis the name of the day is decided ? Write the names of the movable Karanas? 20 Marks : 50

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Examination (December-2003) Jyotish Ratan Question Paper-2 Time : 2 Hours Note : All questions should be answered. 1. What do you mean by horoscope? How is the life of a native related with the twelve houses of his/her horoscope? Explain. Or Marks : 50

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How many planets are consider in Indian Astrology. Explain the characters of each planet. 2. Which Yogas are formed by the Sun and the Moon? How are they formed and how do they influence the life of a native? 10 Or By which planets the Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga is formed? How does it influence the life of a native. 3. How is the temporary friendship of the planets formed? Draw your own horoscope and make a chart of temporary friendship. Or Throw light on Baladi Avasthas. 4. Answer the following questions in brief : i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x What is Saptamansa? What are the Panaphar houses? Which planet is Akaraka for Aries Ascendant ? Which planet becomes badhak for Gemini ascendant ? What are the Marak houses ? For which houses is Jupiter the sthira karaka? What is the Mool Trikon sign for Jupiter? Of which Nakshatras the Mars is the lord? What will be the Baladi Avastha of a planet if its longitude is 6S2040'? Write the names of the earth signs. 20

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