GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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(a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu
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(a) Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu
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c) Kachchh in Gujarat
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(d) Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh). The Standard Meridian of India having the longitude 82°30’E, which passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is considered as the standard time for the whole country.
Detailed explanation-2: -82°30’E which is the Standard Meridian of India passes through Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh). The time of this meridian is taken as the standard time for the whole country.
Detailed explanation-3: -IST is based on longitude 82.5°, which passes through Mirzapur, near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. It is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), now called the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of the 82.5°E longitude, roughly located in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. It was chosen because it happens to be in the middle of the eastern and western longitudinal extremities of the country.