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Q18 (IAS/1996) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Vedic and Hindu religious traditions Answer Verified

According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (Yugas) is

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Classical Hindu cosmogony presents the four yugas in a fixed, repeating sequence: Krita (also called Satya) Yuga is first, followed by Treta Yuga, then Dvapara Yuga, and finally Kali Yuga. Authoritative summaries of the Yuga cycle list the four ages in this precise order and describe their successive decline in virtue and duration across each maha-yuga [1]. Purana-based treatments and scholarly overviews likewise state the recurring sequence as Satya/Krita → Treta → Dvapara → Kali, after which the cycle restarts with Satya/Krita [2]. Thus the correct sequential order among the options given is: Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga_cycle
  2. [2] https://www.wisdomlib.org/concept/cycle-of-yugas
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