Question

18. Why do we need Standard Meridian?
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Answer 1

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The time of a place depends on the longitude that passes through it. Therefore, the standard time for each country is usually taken as the time of the central meridian that passes through it. ... Thus, we need a standard meridian for the country. In India 82 ½ °E longitude determines the standard

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Answer 2

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India lies between the longitudes 68.7° E and 97.25° E. With each longitude, there is a difference in time by 4 minutes. And thus, there would be a time lag of approximately two hours between these two longitudes. As a result, different regions would have different local times. Thus, to avoid confusion and to standardise the time of the entire country, a longitude was chosen called the Standar Meridian of India, which passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh. The time there has been chosen as the Standard time of the country.