Question

4. Why does the local time of longitude
of 82.30 E has been taken as the Indian
standard time?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each.

Explanation:

This causes a time lag of 2 hours from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh to avoid confusion and to have a standard time for reference, The 82.30'Eastern Longitude has been taken as the standard time for the whole country.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each. ... This causes a time lag of 2 hrs from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh to avoid confusion and to have a standard time for reference, The 82.30'Eastern Longitude has been taken as the standard time for the whole country.