Question

what is IST? what is degree? why do we use it?

Answer 1

It is Indian Standard Time, Its 83.50 i guess and we use it as single time zone for entire country, every country has its own time zone.

Answer 2

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Explanation:

The local time along this Meridian serves as the Indian Standard Time (I.S.T) . The local time of Mirzapur near Allahabad is taken as the standard time all over India . I.S.T is 5:30 hours ahead of G.M.T (Greenwich Mean Time) located in London. Standard Meridian of India is needed to maintain time uniformity in India. Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.5 degrees east longitude from the clock tower in Mirzapur near Allahabad Uttar Pradesh, which is situated approximately on the corresponding longitude reference line.

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