Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to Time Zone in India ? 1. There is one standard time for the whole country. 2. Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands have different Time Zones. 3. Indian Standard Time (IST) is five and half hours behind GMT. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.1 and 2 only
- D.1 and 3 only
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1 only. India follows a single standard time, Indian Standard Time, for the whole country, and it is ahead of GMT, not behind it. Statement 1 is correct: IST is based on the 82°30′E meridian, which passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, and is used everywhere from Gujarat to Arunachal Pradesh. Statement 2 is wrong: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the east and Lakshadweep in the west both follow IST; there is no separate time zone for them, although a separate eastern time zone has been debated for the North-East. Statement 3 is wrong: since 82°30′E is 82.5 degrees east of Greenwich and each degree equals four minutes, IST is five and a half hours ahead of GMT. Option B is wrong because statement 2 is false. Option C is wrong because it includes the false statement 2. Option D is wrong because it includes the false statement 3. Exam tip: IST = 82°30′E, GMT + 5:30; one degree of longitude = 4 minutes of time.
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