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Q: Indian Standard Time__fraction (degrees) east corresponds to longitude.
  • A. 85.5
  • B. 82.5
  • C. 79.5
  • D. 76.5
Correct Answer: Option B - To understand the time across the globe a system so called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted. It is the mean solar time at Royal observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from Midnight. Indian standard Time (IST) is the time zone observed throughout India. It is 82.50 east longitude of GMT. It is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
B. To understand the time across the globe a system so called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted. It is the mean solar time at Royal observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from Midnight. Indian standard Time (IST) is the time zone observed throughout India. It is 82.50 east longitude of GMT. It is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Explanations:

To understand the time across the globe a system so called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was adopted. It is the mean solar time at Royal observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from Midnight. Indian standard Time (IST) is the time zone observed throughout India. It is 82.50 east longitude of GMT. It is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.