Question

the sun rises two hours earlier in Aruna Hal Pradesh as compared to Gujarat in the west. but the clocks show the same time. how does this happen?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Because of longitudinal gap.

Explanation:

While the sun rises earlier in the east, say Nagaland and also sets earlier but the watches at Kohima and New Delhi show the same time because India follows one standard time all over its land. It is time shown at standard meridian of India. There is a general understanding among the countries of the world to select the Standard Meridian in multiples of 7° 30′ of longitude. Hence , 82°30′ E is chosen as the Standard Meridian of India and the time along the Standard Meridian of India passing through Mirzapur is taken as the Standard Time for the whole country.