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Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian of India ?<\/p>\n

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\nThe standard meridian of India is 82\u00b030′ E longitude. This longitude passes through Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and is used as the reference for Indian Standard Time (IST).
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\nThe standard meridian is chosen to be roughly in the middle of the country’s longitudinal extent to minimize the time difference between the eastern and western parts of the country.
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\nIST is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) or Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The longitudinal extent of India is roughly from 68\u00b07′ E to 97\u00b025′ E.
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