Question

Which meridian passing through India is taken as the standard Meridian of India? Why? Where does the standard Meridian pass and how is the (IST) calculated?

Answer 1

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82⁰ 30 ' E longitude at Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is taken as standard meridian of India. Mirzapur is located in centre of the eastern most point and western most point in India. Therefore it is recognised as the standard meridian of India.
Standard Meridian passes through Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana.
IST= GMT+5 hours 30 minutes where GMT is Greenwich MeanTime.

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