Question

why was 82.30'E chosen as the starnded meridian of India​

Answer 1

Answer: It is chosen as the standard or central meridian of India as if there would be no standard time then there would be a lot of confusion as when a person will travel like from Gujarat to Andhra Pradesh the time would be2 hours ahead. to avoid such confusions the meridian has been chosen which is 5 hrs 30 mins ahead of GMT(Greenwich Mean/ Meridian Time)

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