The Indian Standard Time meridian does not pass through

The correct answer is (a) Andhra Pradesh.

The Indian Standard Time (IST) meridian passes through the following states:

• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttarakhand
• Uttar Pradesh
• West Bengal

The IST meridian is 82.5° east of the Prime Meridian. It passes through the town of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh is a state in southern India. It is bordered by Telangana to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha to the east, and the Bay of Bengal to the south. The capital of Andhra Pradesh is Hyderabad.

The IST meridian does not pass through Andhra Pradesh because it is located to the east of the 82.5° east longitude.