Question

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below:
From the westernmost point to the easternmost point, the local times of India extend over a time difference of ______

• A. no difference
• B. 30 minutes
• C. 1 hour
• D. over 1 hour

Answer 1

The correct option is D over 1 hour

India's time meridian passes through Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, roughly halfway between the country's westernmost and easternmost points. The time difference between these two point is just short of two hours so the sun rises and sets much earlier on the eastern side than it does on the western side.