Question

Which is the central meridian of India

Answer 1

ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴢᴏɴᴇs ᴜɴᴛɪʟ 1905 ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀʟʟᴀʜᴀʙᴀᴅ ᴀᴛ 82.5º ᴇᴀsᴛ (ᴏғ ɢʀᴇᴇɴᴡɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ ) ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴍᴇʀɪᴅɪᴀɴ ғᴏʀ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴄᴏʀʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴢᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴀᴛ 5 ʜᴏᴜʀs ᴀɴᴅ 30 ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇs ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɢᴍ

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Answer 2

Answer:

The 82˚5' E longitude is taken as the Standard Time Meridian of India or reference letters longitude for IST , as it passes through the middle of India (from Mirzapur, near Allahabad).

it has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India because it is situated in the centre of all longitudes and latitudes in which our country is located

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