Question

what is the importance of standard meridian of india

Answer 1

Standard Meridian of India is important as it helps to avoid confusion of time by providing a uniform time for the whole country. It helps to prepare timetables for airways and railways .

Answer 2

It is very important because of

1. Arrangement of time in India.
2. It shows and fixed a same time of a country.
3. A country may have many longitude in between and there is a time gap of 4 minutes between each longitude.
4. For example : the time gap between the western part of Gujarat and eastern part of arunachal Pradesh is 2 hours , so there is a lot of confusion in whole country.