Question

Why 82°30' E has been selected as the standard meridian of India?????​

Answer 1

Answer:

82°30' E 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. The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each. Each of these zones covers 15 degrees of longitude.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. It passes through the centre of the country
2. It helps to avoid time confusion
3. The Standard meridian of a country is generally a multiple of 15 degree or 7.5 degree. So, that the difference of time between the GMT and standard meridian of that country can be expressed as multiple of an hour or half an hour