GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of India’s time zone?
A
GMT
B
IST
C
PKT
D
CST (Asia)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone observed throughout India. It does not take into account daylight saving time along with other seasonal factors. India has only one time zone. *IST is ahead of GMT by 5:30 Hours.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has only one time zone. The country has officially observed India Standard Time (IST) since 1947. However, the UTC+5:30 offset has been used as the local standard time in India since 1906. India is a large country that stretches almost 3000 kilometers (1864 miles) from west to east.

Detailed explanation-4: -The full form of IST is Indian Standard Time and GMT is Greenwich Mean Time.

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