What is the time difference between the GMT and the IST?
IST- Indian Standard Time
GMT- Greenwich Mean Time

IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT

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GMT is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of IST

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IST is equal to GMT

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IST is less than 1 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT

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Solution

The correct option is A IST is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London which is measured at midnight.
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.
IST is ahead of GMT by 5:30 Hours.

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