The standard meridian is chosen to be roughly in the middle of the country's longitudinal extent to minimize the time difference between the eastern and western parts of the country.
Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India ?
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2021 · Topic: Standard Time (Selection of 82°30' E Longitude as the Indian Standard Time (IST) Meridian)
More Indian Geography questions
- Consider the following statements: I. The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of mainland India is around 30°. II. From Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh, there is a time lag of two and half hours. III. The 82°30' E is the Standard Meridian of India. IV. Time along the Standard Meridian is taken as the standard time for India. Select the correct answer from the options given below:
- Indian Standard Time is calculated along a line of longitude passing through
- Which of the following statements are true about India? Use the code given below to select the correct answer: India is the fifth largest country of the world.
- Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
- Indian Standard Time is associated with
- Indian Standard Time (IST) is based on local time of which of the following longitudes and place in India?
- On which one of the following longitudes is based the Indian Standard Time ?
- Eastern most point of East-West corridor is :