Question

Which among the following statement(s) are true about the Indian Standard Time (IST)?

• A. It is 5.30 hours ahead of the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), the time observed at the Greenwich.
• B. India does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments.
• C. When the time is 2:00 pm in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, it is 4:00 pm in parts of Gujarat.
• D. Srilanka use IST as its timezone throughout the year.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (D)

The correct options are
A It is 5.30 hours ahead of the Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), the time observed at the Greenwich.
B India does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) or other seasonal adjustments.
D Srilanka use IST as its timezone throughout the year.

Indian Standard Time (IST) is observed in India and Srilanka throughout the year. It has a time offset of UTC+5:30.hours. India does not have any seasonal variations in the time followed throughout the country.