Question

why is 82 degree 30 minute East has selected as the standard meridian of India​

Answer 1

Answer: for taking the standard time which will be followed all over world.

Explanation: A globe has 24 time zones,each of 15 longitudes. Local time in each zone at the middle longitude (divided by 7degree 30 minutes) is taken as Standard Time

As 82 degree 30 minutes East is divisible by 7 degree 30 minutes,a standard by all countries, India selected this as the Standard Meridian of India.

Answer 2

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