GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Question
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What is the time difference between India standard Time and Greenwich Meridian?
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4 1/2 hours
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5 1/2 hours
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6 1/2 hours
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7 1/2 hours
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Standard Time is an anachronism like many systems that were inherited from the British. Indian Standard time is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time at the Greenwich Time Meridian. Q.
Detailed explanation-2: -IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PLACE OR THE LATITUDES AT WHICH THESE PLACES ARE PRESENT, THE IST( INDIAN STANDARD TIME) IS AT 82’30 AND THE GMT (GREENWICH MERIDIAN TIME) IS PRESENT AT THE 0 THE EARTH ROTATES FROM WEST TO EAST WHICH CAUSES THE SUNLIGHT TO REACH INDIA FASTER AND BEFORE GMT AT LONDON . SO IST IS 5 HRS.
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