Question

The standard meridian of India, 82°30'E passes through which of the following places?
(a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu
(b) Walong in Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Kachchh in Gujarat
(d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh​

Answer 1

Answer:

(d) .Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh...................

Answer 2

The standard meridian of India, 82°30'E, passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh.​

Among the given options, option (D ) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is correct.

Explanation for correct option (D):

• 82°30'E is taken as the Standard Meridian of India, and it passes through Mirzapur, near Allahabad.
• The Local time of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is taken as the standard time all over India.
• Hence, option (D) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is correct.

Explanation for incorrect options :

All three options, (a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu, (b) Walong in Arunachal Pradesh, and (c) Kachchh in Gujarat, are incorrect because the Standard Meridian of India passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, not from Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, and Gujarat.

Hence, the three options (a) ,(b), and (c) are incorrect.

Some more information:

• 82°30'E is a central meridian for India because it divides the country into 2 equal halves. Hence it suits most parts of India.
• To avoid time differences with our country India, Countries like Nepal and Sri Lanka also adopted 82°30'E as the Standard Meridian.

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