Question

What is standard time? Describe how India's Standard Time has been fixed​

Answer 1

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Standard time is the synchronization of clocks within a geographical region to a single time standard, rather than a local mean time standard. Generally, standard time agrees with the local mean time at some meridian that passes through the region, often near the center of the region.

India's standard time has been fixed on the basis of the standard meridian which is 82.5 ° E and its longitude passes through the Mirzapur city in Uttar Pradesh State. This longitude is the same for all the states of India.

Answer 2

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India's standard time has been fixed on the basis of standard meridian which is 82.5 E and it's longitude passes through the mirzapur city in uttar

pradesh State. This longitude is same for all the state of India