Question

What is meant by Indian Standard Time? Why do we need a Standard Meridian for India?

Answer 1

Answer:

India is a very big country. In order to maintain the uniformity of time within the country the Standard Meridian of India is taken as 82 ½ ° E longitude. It passes through the city of Allahabad. The local time along this Meridian serves as the Indian Standard Time (I.S.T)

Answer 2

Answer:

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1.a uniform time for places in approx. the same longitude esteblish in a country or a region by law or custom..

2.because their is a time lag of 2 hours between gujrat and arunanchal Pradesh to avoid the confusion we need a standard meridian..

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