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Pratham Sopan

This is the second stage of developmaent for a Scout/Guide in India after at least Six Months he/she has qualified for Pravesh. I completed all the tests for Pratham Sopan and qualified as a Pratham Sopan Scout on August 4, 1999.

Pratham Sopan Requiremants

1.Learn about your Patrol, its Flag, Yell or Song and Corner.

2.Know the Patrol call and general rules of health, Practise B.P.'s Six exercises or six Asanas or Surya Namaskar.

3.Learn and practice Hand Signals and Whistle Signals.

4.Learn Wood Craft Signs and follow a track.

5.Whip the ends of a rope.

6.Tie and show uses of Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Clove Hitch, Sheep Shank, Fisherman's Knot, Bowline, and Round Turn & Two Half Hitches.

7.Practise in Troop/Company Games.

8.Practise Orderly Movements and Simple Drill for smartness.

9.Know the contents of the First Aid Box. Demonstrate the uses of Roller Bandages, Collar & Cuff Sling and Triangular Suspension Sling. Render first aid for cuts and scratches.

10. Participate in two Patrol Outdoor Meetings or a Patrol Day-Hike.

11. Make a gadget or handicraft usefuk at home.

12.Adopt a purpose of keeping clean a park or a water-point or a bus-stop or any other public spot or a building for a week. (or) Observe for at least a month breeding places of mosquitoes and flies and look to its cleanliness.

13.Participate in any two of the following activities: (i) Undertake a nature study project in consultation with your Patrol Leader. (ii) Discuss with your Scout Master/Guide Captain and render service involving any one of the points of Scout/Guide Law and submit a report to your Scout Master/GuideCaptain. (iii) Visit a Village Panchayat Smaity / Block Development Office / Municipal Office and learn about the services rendered by one such publis organization and submit a report to your Scout Master/Guide Captain within ten days.

14. Daily Good at home and maintain a diary at least for a month.