🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 1996Gupta Period

According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four yugas is:

aDvapara, Krita, Treta, and Kali
bKrita, Dvapara, Treta, and Kali
cKrita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali
dTreta, Dvapara, Kali, and Krita
✓ Correct answer: c) Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali
ExplanationThe four yugas—Krita (Satya), Treta, Dvapara, and Kali—form a cyclical model in Hindu cosmology, depicting a gradual decline in virtue and dharma over time.A full Yuga cycle lasts 4,320,000 years (12,000 divine years), and a Kalpa, or epoch, consists of a thousand such cycles.Option (c) is correct: Based on Yuga Duration Table given below: Yuga Duration (in years) Krita (Satya) 1,728,000 years (4,800 divine years) Treta 1,296,000 years (3,600 divine years) Dvapara 864,000 years (2,400 divine years) Kali 432,000 years (1,200 divine years) 78

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