Question

Expalin why 82°30`e an odd value has been chosen as the standard meridian of india?

Answer 1

The particular odd value has been taken as the standard meridian all across the country of India.

There are various local times across the different states, and there would have been a difference of 2 hours from the eastern part of the country to the western one.

Hence to avoid confusion, the meridian has been considered as it moves through the middle of India.

Answer 2

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◇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.

The local time at this Meridian has been accepted as the Indian Standard Time (IST) throughout the country because it passes through the middle of the country.

It has helped to avoid a lot of confusion which would have been there by following different local times or in absence of a uniform time.