Question

why 82 30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India

Answer 1

The standard meridian of India Is located in Mirzapur i. e in utter pradesh
it is selected as IST to avoid. chaos and problems confusion in people regarding the matter of time
even there is a time lag of 2 hours from arunachal pradesh to Gujarat

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Answer 2

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Why 82 °30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India?

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• From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh,there is a time lag of two hours.
• Hence,time along the Standard Meridian of India(82°30'E)passing through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh)is taken as the standard time for the whole country.

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