Satya Yuga MCQ Questions and Answers

1. Satya Yuga is also known by which other name in Hindu cosmology?
A) Treta Yuga
B) Dvapara Yuga
C) Kali Yuga
D) Krita Yuga
Answer: D) Krita Yuga

2. The term “Satya” in Satya Yuga primarily refers to:
A) Strength
B) Truth
C) Wealth
D) Karma
Answer: B) Truth

3. According to the Puranas, Satya Yuga lasted for how many divine years (in human years)?
A) 864,000
B) 1,296,000
C) 1,728,000
D) 432,000
Answer: C) 1,728,000

4. The Dharma in Satya Yuga is believed to stand firmly on how many legs?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 4
Answer: D) 4

5. In Puranic descriptions, human lifespan in Satya Yuga is often stated as approximately:
A) 100 years
B) 500 years
C) 100,000 years
D) 10,000 years
Answer: C) 100,000 years

6. Which of the following qualities dominated human nature during Satya Yuga?
A) Lust
B) Greed
C) Virtue
D) Envy
Answer: C) Virtue

7. The Yuga system (including Satya Yuga) is described in which set of texts among the following?
A) Rigveda only
B) Charaka Samhita
C) Vishnu Purana and other Puranas
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Vishnu Purana and other Puranas

8. In Satya Yuga, people were believed to achieve salvation mainly through:
A) Yajnas
B) Idol worship
C) Meditation and truthfulness
D) Pilgrimages
Answer: C) Meditation and truthfulness

9. Satya Yuga represents which aspect of cosmic time?
A) Decline of Dharma
B) Balance of good and evil
C) Peak of righteousness
D) Chaos and destruction
Answer: C) Peak of righteousness

10. Which Deity is most associated with preserving Dharma during Satya Yuga?
A) Brahma
B) Vishnu
C) Shiva
D) Indra
Answer: B) Vishnu

11. The comparison of Dharma to a bull standing on four legs in Satya Yuga symbolizes:
A) War and struggle
B) Complete moral balance
C) The rise of ignorance
D) Partial decline in virtue
Answer: B) Complete moral balance

12. The end of Satya Yuga marks the beginning of which Yuga?
A) Kali Yuga
B) Treta Yuga
C) Dvapara Yuga
D) Mahayuga
Answer: B) Treta Yuga

13. Which virtue was considered universal among people in Satya Yuga?
A) Truthfulness
B) Wealth accumulation
C) Cunning diplomacy
D) Competition
Answer: A) Truthfulness

14. In Satya Yuga, people primarily lived in which social order?
A) Industrial
B) Agricultural
C) Spiritual and natural
D) Urbanized
Answer: C) Spiritual and natural

15. The color traditionally associated with Satya Yuga in symbolism is:
A) Red
B) Yellow
C) White
D) Black
Answer: C) White

16. According to Hindu cosmology, the total duration of the four Yugas together is called:
A) Manvantara
B) Mahayuga (Chaturyuga)
C) Kalpa
D) Brahma Kalpa
Answer: B) Mahayuga (Chaturyuga)

17. During Satya Yuga, communication among beings was believed to be:
A) Written
B) Spoken
C) Telepathic or through consciousness (as traditionally described)
D) Through rituals only
Answer: C) Telepathic or through consciousness

18. The primary sin absent during Satya Yuga was:
A) Pride
B) Falsehood
C) Lust
D) Anger
Answer: B) Falsehood

19. The decrease in Dharma’s legs across the Yugas symbolizes:
A) Evolution of humanity
B) Moral decline over time
C) Technological advancement
D) Divine retribution
Answer: B) Moral decline over time

20. The inhabitants of Satya Yuga are often described as:
A) Dev-like beings / spiritually perfected humans
B) Asuras
C) Humans of mixed nature
D) Demons
Answer: A) Dev-like beings / spiritually perfected humans

21. The tattva (elemental quality) emphasized in Satya Yuga descriptions is commonly associated with:
A) Fire
B) Ether (Akasha) / subtle consciousness
C) Earth
D) Water
Answer: B) Ether (Akasha) / subtle consciousness

22. The main aim of life during Satya Yuga (in the Puranic ideal) was:
A) Wealth accumulation
B) Power and fame
C) Self-realization and Moksha
D) Family establishment
Answer: C) Self-realization and Moksha

23. In traditional descriptions, the average height of humans in Satya Yuga is stated as:
A) 6 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 21 cubits (traditionally cited giant stature)
D) 3 feet
Answer: C) 21 cubits (traditionally cited giant stature)

24. The decline of Satya Yuga begins when:
A) The first sin appears
B) Truth begins to waver
C) Kings start ruling
D) Demons invade
Answer: B) Truth begins to waver

25. The Satya Yuga is often called the “Age of…”
A) Iron
B) Bronze
C) Silver
D) Gold
Answer: D) Gold

26. In Satya Yuga, Dharma was upheld naturally because:
A) Laws were enforced by kings
B) Fear of punishment existed
C) Human nature was pure and righteous
D) Priests controlled society
Answer: C) Human nature was pure and righteous

27. The mental state of beings in Satya Yuga was said to be:
A) Restless
B) Serene and self-controlled
C) Aggressive
D) Confused
Answer: B) Serene and self-controlled

28. The concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) in Satya Yuga was:
A) Taught by kings
B) Naturally practiced by all
C) Restricted to saints
D) Known but ignored
Answer: B) Naturally practiced by all

29. Which Yuga had the highest level of spirituality?
A) Kali Yuga
B) Treta Yuga
C) Dvapara Yuga
D) Satya Yuga
Answer: D) Satya Yuga

30. The mode of worship during Satya Yuga primarily involved:
A) Sacrifices and offerings
B) Contemplation and meditation
C) Temple rituals
D) Chanting and fasting
Answer: B) Contemplation and meditation

31. In Satya Yuga, the Varna distinctions were described as:
A) Fixed caste hierarchy
B) Economic classification
C) Natural distinctions based on qualities (guna) and dharma
D) None at all
Answer: C) Natural distinctions based on qualities (guna) and dharma

32. Which cosmic function is most associated with the preserver principle active in Satya Yuga?
A) Creation
B) Preservation (Sthiti — Vishnu)
C) Destruction
D) Illusion (Maya)
Answer: B) Preservation (Sthiti — Vishnu)

33. In the order of the four Yugas, Satya Yuga comes:
A) Third
B) Fourth
C) First
D) Second
Answer: C) First

34. The primary metal or symbolic substance for Satya Yuga is:
A) Silver
B) Copper
C) Gold
D) Iron
Answer: C) Gold

35. The decline from Satya Yuga to Treta Yuga signifies:
A) Spiritual awakening
B) Gradual loss of moral purity and rise of ritualism
C) Rise of technology
D) Emergence of agriculture
Answer: B) Gradual loss of moral purity and rise of ritualism

36. In Satya Yuga, humans’ relationship with nature is depicted as:
A) Exploitative
B) Fearful
C) Harmonious and sacred
D) Indifferent
Answer: C) Harmonious and sacred

37. The governing principle of Satya Yuga is often described as:
A) Competition
B) Karma (in narrow sense)
C) Truth and Dharma
D) Fear and control
Answer: C) Truth and Dharma

38. The count of years for Satya Yuga (including its sandhyas) totals:
A) 1,296,000
B) 1,728,000
C) 864,000
D) 432,000
Answer: B) 1,728,000

39. The sandhya (dawn) and sandhyamsa (dusk) periods of Satya Yuga each traditionally last:
A) 1,000 years
B) 144,000 years (each, per classical proportions)
C) 432,000 years
D) 72,000 years
Answer: B) 144,000 years

40. The Satya Yuga’s emblematic avatar sometimes associated with wisdom and the swan is:
A) Krishna
B) Rama
C) Vishnu in Hamsa (Swan) form (traditionally associated with wisdom in some lists)
D) Indra
Answer: C) Vishnu in Hamsa (Swan) form (traditionally associated with wisdom in some lists)

41. The Veda most closely associated (in classical descriptions) with the ideals of Satya Yuga’s wisdom is:
A) Sama Veda
B) Yajur Veda
C) Atharva Veda
D) Rig Veda (primacy of knowledge/ṛta)
Answer: D) Rig Veda (primacy of knowledge/ṛta)

42. Which factor best describes human society during Satya Yuga?
A) Economic dominance
B) Spiritual egalitarianism
C) Technological growth
D) Urban prosperity
Answer: B) Spiritual egalitarianism

43. The measure of Dharma in Satya Yuga is traditionally represented as:
A) 3/4
B) 1/4
C) 1/2
D) 4/4 (complete)
Answer: D) 4/4 (complete)

44. The “rule” in Satya Yuga is best described as:
A) Monarchy based on force
B) Rule by Dharma itself (righteousness governs)
C) Democracy as known today
D) Rule by Devas alone
Answer: B) Rule by Dharma itself (righteousness governs)

45. The emotional state of beings in Satya Yuga was dominated by:
A) Desire
B) Contentment
C) Envy
D) Ignorance
Answer: B) Contentment

46. Traditional accounts say food in Satya Yuga was mainly:
A) Cooked meals with many grains
B) Fruits and natural sustenance
C) Animal products primarily
D) Manufactured foods
Answer: B) Fruits and natural sustenance

47. The communication between Devas and humans in Satya Yuga was described as:
A) Through dreams only
B) Direct and constant (close divine contact)
C) Through intermediaries
D) Rare and symbolic
Answer: B) Direct and constant (close divine contact)

48. The transition between Yugas primarily represents:
A) Political change
B) Evolution of species
C) Moral and spiritual decline (symbolic cosmic cycle)
D) Climate change
Answer: C) Moral and spiritual decline (symbolic cosmic cycle)

49. The Mahabharata compares Satya Yuga to which metaphor?
A) Dark Age
B) Age of conflict
C) Golden Age of Dharma
D) Age of ignorance
Answer: C) Golden Age of Dharma

50. In Satya Yuga, all beings were believed to possess:
A) Mortal fear
B) Inner divinity and enlightenment (spiritual perfection)
C) Ignorance of Dharma
D) Material ambitions
Answer: B) Inner divinity and enlightenment (spiritual perfection)

51. The decline of Satya Yuga begins when which quality first diminishes?
A) Compassion
B) Truth (Satya)
C) Charity
D) Forgiveness
Answer: B) Truth (Satya)

52. The beings of Satya Yuga were considered:
A) Mortal and ignorant
B) Close to divine consciousness
C) Technologically advanced
D) Politically organized
Answer: B) Close to divine consciousness

53. Which Purana provides one of the most detailed classical accounts of the four Yugas?
A) Garuda Purana only
B) Skanda Purana only
C) Vishnu Purana (among others)
D) None of the Puranas discuss Yugas
Answer: C) Vishnu Purana (among others)

54. The concept of “Krita” in Krita Yuga literally connotes:
A) Destroyed
B) Accomplished or Perfect / Completed
C) Divided
D) Enlightened
Answer: B) Accomplished or Perfect / Completed

55. Which divine principle governed human action in Satya Yuga?
A) Desire (Kama)
B) Duty (Karma in narrow sense)
C) Dharma (Righteousness)
D) Power (Shakti)
Answer: C) Dharma (Righteousness)

56. The knowledge of the Vedas during Satya Yuga was traditionally regarded as:
A) Fragmented and hidden
B) Innate and directly perceived
C) Learned only through teachers then
D) Restricted to priests
Answer: B) Innate and directly perceived

57. The nature of conflict in Satya Yuga was:
A) Frequent wars
B) Internal ego clashes
C) Nonexistent (classical descriptions say little to no conflict)
D) Social disputes were common
Answer: C) Nonexistent (classical descriptions say little to no conflict)

58. The balance of Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas in Satya Yuga is described as dominated by:
A) Rajas (activity)
B) Tamas (inertia)
C) Sattva (purity & clarity)
D) Equal in all three
Answer: C) Sattva (purity & clarity)

59. The term “Yuga” in this context most closely translates to:
A) Division
B) Era or Age
C) Chapter
D) Cycle only
Answer: B) Era or Age

60. The Satya Yuga ideal of humanity is closest to which concept?
A) Civilized merchant
B) Warrior king
C) Divine sage (Rishi / realized person)
D) Common villager
Answer: C) Divine sage (Rishi / realized person)

61. The main reason for absence of suffering in Satya Yuga was:
A) Divine magic
B) Absence of ego and ignorance
C) Lack of karma entirely
D) Advanced medicine and technology
Answer: B) Absence of ego and ignorance

62. The ratio of Dharma to Adharma in Satya Yuga is classically stated as:
A) 3:1
B) 1:1
C) 2:2
D) 4:0 (complete Dharma)
Answer: D) 4:0 (complete Dharma)

63. The beings of Satya Yuga did not require temples because:
A) Temples were forbidden by law
B) The Divine was experienced within (immediacy of realization)
C) There were no building materials
D) They lacked architects
Answer: B) The Divine was experienced within (immediacy of realization)

64. The “white” color symbolism of Satya Yuga signifies:
A) Death
B) Ignorance
C) Power
D) Purity and Wisdom
Answer: D) Purity and Wisdom

65. The transition from Satya Yuga to Treta Yuga marks primarily:
A) End of creation
B) Beginning of increased ritualism (gradual externalization of practices)
C) Emergence of writing
D) Appearance of agriculture
Answer: B) Beginning of increased ritualism (gradual externalization of practices)

66. The Hamsa (swan) avatar is traditionally associated with:
A) Destruction of demons
B) Material power
C) Wisdom and discrimination (spiritual knowledge)
D) Creation of the universe
Answer: C) Wisdom and discrimination (spiritual knowledge)

67. The sense of time most accurate to Satya Yuga’s spiritual description is:
A) Linear historical time
B) Historical linear progress only
C) Cyclical and eternal (Yuga cycle)
D) Irrelevant to spiritual life
Answer: C) Cyclical and eternal (Yuga cycle)

68. The Yuga cycle reflects which broader philosophical idea in Hindu thought?
A) Reincarnation only
B) Cosmic rhythm of rise and decline (cyclical time)
C) Law of karma only in narrow sense
D) Material progress is inevitable
Answer: B) Cosmic rhythm of rise and decline (cyclical time)

69. Which characteristic best defines leadership during Satya Yuga?
A) Political control and conquest
B) Moral and spiritual guidance
C) Economic power
D) Military might
Answer: B) Moral and spiritual guidance

70. The four Yugas collectively represent primarily the:
A) Rise of science and technology
B) Decline (and cyclical restoration) of Dharma
C) Decline of civilization in all respects
D) Increase of material accumulation only
Answer: B) Decline (and cyclical restoration) of Dharma

71. Which ideal from epic literature is often used as an analogy for the state of Satya Yuga (perfect rule)?
A) Kaliyuga anarchy
B) Rama Rajya (ideal righteous rule)
C) Artha/Kama balance model
D) Bhakti-only model
Answer: B) Rama Rajya (ideal righteous rule)

72. The beings of Satya Yuga are described as being:
A) Divided and envious
B) United in consciousness and harmony
C) Competitive for resources
D) Weak in willpower
Answer: B) United in consciousness and harmony

73. The practice of Yoga in Satya Yuga is primarily described as:
A) Physical exercise alone
B) Meditation leading to Samadhi (direct realization)
C) Ritual chanting only
D) Fire sacrifice only
Answer: B) Meditation leading to Samadhi (direct realization)

74. In Hindu cosmology, one purpose of Satya Yuga’s perfection is to:
A) End all creation quickly
B) Establish the foundation of Dharma for future Yugas
C) Manifest future chaos intentionally
D) Promote material development
Answer: B) Establish the foundation of Dharma for future Yugas

75. Which classical philosophical school aligns strongly with Satya Yuga’s ultimate metaphysical emphasis (knowledge of Brahman)?
A) Nyaya (logic only)
B) Mimamsa (ritual emphasis only)
C) Vedanta (knowledge of Brahman / nondual reality)
D) Charvaka (materialist)
Answer: C) Vedanta (knowledge of Brahman / nondual reality)

76. Which emotion is classically described as absent in Satya Yuga?
A) Curiosity
B) Greed
C) Compassion
D) Love
Answer: B) Greed

77. The human body in Satya Yuga is traditionally said to have been:
A) Weak and disease-prone
B) Radiant and self-sustaining (long-lived and healthy)
C) Short-lived
D) Technologically enhanced
Answer: B) Radiant and self-sustaining (long-lived and healthy)

78. The dominant guna (quality) in Satya Yuga is:
A) Rajas
B) Tamas
C) Sattva (purity and clarity)
D) Mixture of all equally
Answer: C) Sattva (purity and clarity)

79. The relationship between humans and animals in Satya Yuga is described as:
A) Based on fear and domination
B) Mutual respect and understanding
C) Strict hierarchical exploitation
D) Survival of the fittest
Answer: B) Mutual respect and understanding

80. The total length of one Mahayuga (sum of the four Yugas) is:
A) 864,000 years
B) 4,320,000 years
C) 4,320,000 years (sum of 1,728,000 + 1,296,000 + 864,000 + 432,000)
D) 8,640,000 years
Answer: C) 4,320,000 years (sum of the four Yugas)

81. In Satya Yuga, sin (Adharma) is said to exist in what proportion?
A) Half of Dharma
B) One-fourth
C) Absent (classical ideal: no Adharma)
D) Overpowering Dharma
Answer: C) Absent (classical ideal: no Adharma)

82. The short mantra summarizing Satya Yuga’s principle in many devotional summaries is:
A) “Om Namah Shivaya”
B) “Om Tat Sat”
C) “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya”
D) “Gayatri Mantra”
Answer: B) “Om Tat Sat”

83. Satya Yuga represents which stage in the Yuga cycle?
A) Decay and dissolution
B) Creation and Perfection (the first and best age)
C) Balance of good and evil only
D) Final destruction of the world
Answer: B) Creation and Perfection (the first and best age)

84. The deity Brahma in the context of Satya Yuga chiefly symbolizes:
A) Death and dissolution
B) Creative intelligence (Creator principle)
C) Destruction only
D) Justice as a warrior
Answer: B) Creative intelligence (Creator principle)

85. In many classical lists, which avatar of Vishnu is commonly listed first (and is associated with primordial rescue/myth)?
A) Kurma
B) Matsya (the fish avatar — commonly listed first in many avatar lists)
C) Varaha
D) Narasimha
Answer: B) Matsya (the fish avatar — commonly listed first in many avatar lists)

86. The knowledge of Dharma in Satya Yuga is classically preserved through:
A) Temple inscriptions primarily
B) Writings only
C) Direct realization (Aparoksha Jnana) and oral transmission of truths
D) Ritual ceremonies only
Answer: C) Direct realization (Aparoksha Jnana) and oral transmission of truths

87. The state of society in Satya Yuga is best described as:
A) Patriarchal power dominance
B) Egalitarian in material terms only
C) Spiritually equal and self-governing
D) Feudal hierarchy
Answer: C) Spiritually equal and self-governing

88. The principle of Karma in Satya Yuga (classical portrayal) acts as:
A) Strictly punitive and delayed
B) Random consequence only
C) Instant and self-correcting (immediacy of cause and effect)
D) Ineffective or absent
Answer: C) Instant and self-correcting (immediacy of cause and effect)

89. The people of Satya Yuga worshipped God primarily as:
A) Formless abstract principle only
B) Supreme truth within (realized immanence)
C) Idol representations primarily
D) Through external rituals only
Answer: B) Supreme truth within (realized immanence)

90. The rise of Treta Yuga from Satya Yuga began due to:
A) Large natural catastrophes as sole cause
B) Subtle rise of ego and individuality (classical moral explanation)
C) Loss of scriptures by accident only
D) Demonic military conquest alone
Answer: B) Subtle rise of ego and individuality (classical moral explanation)

91. The climate and environment in Satya Yuga are traditionally described as:
A) Arid and harsh
B) Cold and inhospitable
C) Mild, fertile, and perfectly balanced
D) Stormy and unstable
Answer: C) Mild, fertile, and perfectly balanced

92. The four Yugas collectively depict the:
A) Rise of modern science progressively
B) Cycle of moral and cosmic evolution (decline and renewal of Dharma)
C) Spread of political empires only
D) Simple calendar epochs without moral meaning
Answer: B) Cycle of moral and cosmic evolution (decline and renewal of Dharma)

93. The knowledge of Brahman (ultimate reality) in Satya Yuga was classically attained through:
A) Study of only ritual manuals
B) Debate and dialectic alone
C) Direct meditation and inner vision (realization)
D) Pilgrimage only
Answer: C) Direct meditation and inner vision (realization)

94. In Satya Yuga, Brahmacharya (celibacy / self-control) was:
A) Practiced only by a few ascetics
B) Practiced rarely
C) Natural for all (traditional ideal: universal self-control/discipline)
D) Considered irrelevant
Answer: C) Natural for all (traditional ideal: universal self-control/discipline)

95. Which Vedic deity is classically connected with truth, order, and the ocean of moral law in early texts (and is often cited in relation to Satya-principles)?
A) Varuna
B) Agni only
C) Indra only
D) Rudra only
Answer: A) Varuna

96. The end of Satya Yuga is symbolized by the fading of which quality first?
A) Compassion
B) Absolute truthfulness
C) Knowledge per se
D) Courage exclusively
Answer: B) Absolute truthfulness

97. Satya Yuga’s perfection is often used allegorically to teach:
A) Technological perfection as the goal
B) Historical inevitability of decline only
C) Inner spiritual awakening as the highest ideal
D) Economic expansion as the final aim
Answer: C) Inner spiritual awakening as the highest ideal

98. The beings of Satya Yuga are frequently compared to:
A) Modern humans of cities
B) Demigods or half-gods only
C) Divine Rishis / perfected sages
D) Celestial musicians only
Answer: C) Divine Rishis / perfected sages

99. The progressive decline through the Yugas (Satya → Treta → Dvapara → Kali) typifies which Vedic principle at a cosmic level?
A) Creation and destruction only
B) Entropy and periodic restoration (cyclical moral entropy and renewal)
C) Karma as purely material reward system
D) Permanent improvement toward material goals
Answer: B) Entropy and periodic restoration (cyclical moral entropy and renewal)

100. The practical spiritual lesson often drawn from Satya Yuga for modern humanity is:
A) Build more temples and palaces
B) Expand dominions and empires
C) Live by truth and restore Dharma within (personal ethical transformation)
D) Seek only material prosperity
Answer: C) Live by truth and restore Dharma within (personal ethical transformation)