Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: **List-I (Eras)** A. Vikrama era B. Saka era C. Gupta era D. Kali era **List-II (Reckoned from)** 1. 3102 BCE 2. 320 CE 3. 78 CE 4. 58 BCE 5. 248 BCE **Code:**
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A. A-2, B-4, C-5, D-1
B. A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
C. A-4, B-5, C-2, D-3
D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Answer: A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Option d is the correct answer.
Vikrama era: This era was founded by King Vikramaditya who drove the Sakas out of Ujjain in 58 BCE. Hence, this era is celebrated as a symbol of victory. Saka era: This era was founded by the Saka king who occupied Ujjain 137 years after Vikramaditya in 78 CE. It is also known as the Shalivahana era or the Indian national calendar Gupta era: This era was founded by the Gupta king Chandragupta I, who assumed the imperial title of Maharajadhiraja and established the Gupta dynasty in 320 CE. It is also known as the Chandra era or the Golden age of India.
Kali era: This era is based on the Hindu cosmological cycle of four yugas or ages, of which Kali Yuga is the last and the most degenerate one. It is believed to have started at midnight on 18 February 3102 BCE, which is also considered as the date when Krishna left the earth. It is often used for religious dates and rarely for political ones