The IST meridian 82½°E passes through a number of States in India. Whi

The IST meridian 82½°E passes through a number of States in India. Which one of the following sets of States is correct in this respect?

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2015

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The Indian Standard Time (IST) meridian, 82°30′ East longitude, passes through five states in India: Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh. Option D lists four of these states: Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The other options include states that the meridian does not pass through (Uttarakhand, Jharkhand). Among the given choices, Option D is the correct set of states through which the IST meridian passes.

Knowledge of the geographical path of the IST meridian through Indian states is required.

The city of Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is often cited as the location near which the IST meridian passes. The meridian serves as the reference for timekeeping across India, which is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5:30).

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