India – Size and Location – 3_1

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the first statement of this video?

• Time of places which are on different meridians.are bond to differ.

• For example, it will be difficult to prepare a timetable for trains which cross several longitudes.

• In India for instance, there will be a difference of about one hour and 45 minutes In the local times of Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam.

• For example, if it is 12 noon at Dwarka, then at the same time in Assam it would be 1:45 PM.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the second statement of this video?

• It is, therefore, necessary to adopt the local time of some Central Meridian of a country, as the standard time for that country.

• For example, it will be difficult to prepare a timetable for trains which cross several longitudes.

• In India for instance, there will be a difference of about one hour and 45 minutes In the local times of Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam.

• For example, if it is 12 noon at Dwarka, then at the same time in Assam it would be 1:45 PM.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the third statement of this video?

• It is, therefore, necessary to adopt the local time of some Central Meridian of a country, as the standard time for that country.

• In India, the longitude of 82.5 degrees east. 82 degrees 30 minutes east is treated as the standard meridian.

• In India for instance, there will be a difference of about one hour and 45 minutes In the local times of Dwarka in Gujarat and Dibrugarh in Assam.

• For example, if it is 12 noon at Dwarka, then at the same time in Assam it would be 1:45 PM.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the fourth statement of this video?

• It is, therefore, necessary to adopt the local time of some Central Meridian of a country, as the standard time for that country.

• In India, the longitude of 82.5 degrees east. 82 degrees 30 minutes east is treated as the standard meridian.

• The local time at this meridian is taken as the standard time for the whole country. It is known as the Indian standard time or IST.

• For example, if it is 12 noon at Dwarka, then at the same time in Assam it would be 1:45 PM.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the FIFTH statement of this video?

• It is, therefore, necessary to adopt the local time of some Central Meridian of a country, as the standard time for that country.

• In India, the longitude of 82.5 degrees east. 82 degrees 30 minutes east is treated as the standard meridian.

• The local time at this meridian is taken as the standard time for the whole country. It is known as the Indian standard time or IST.

• Find the time difference between India and England.India is located east of. Greenwich at 80 degrees 30 minutes east is 5:00 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the sixth statement of this video?

• So it will be 7:30 PM in India when it is 2 p.m. noon in London.

• In India, the longitude of 82.5 degrees east. 82 degrees 30 minutes east is treated as the standard meridian.

• The local time at this meridian is taken as the standard time for the whole country. It is known as the Indian standard time or IST.

• Find the time difference between India and England.India is located east of. Greenwich at 80 degrees 30 minutes east is 5:00 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the seventh statement of this video?

• So it will be 7:30 PM in India when it is 2 p.m. noon in London.

• Some countries have a great longitudinal extent and so they have adopted more than one standard time. For example, In Russia, there are as many as 11 standard times.

• The local time at this meridian is taken as the standard time for the whole country. It is known as the Indian standard time or IST.

• Find the time difference between India and England.India is located east of. Greenwich at 80 degrees 30 minutes east is 5:00 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the Eighth statement of this video?

• So it will be 7:30 PM in India when it is 2 p.m. noon in London.

• Some countries have a great longitudinal extent and so they have adopted more than one standard time. For example, In Russia, there are as many as 11 standard times.

• Time Zones on the Earth. The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each.

• Find the time difference between India and England.India is located east of. Greenwich at 80 degrees 30 minutes east is 5:00 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the ninth statement of this video?

• So it will be 7:30 PM in India when it is 2 p.m. noon in London.

• Some countries have a great longitudinal extent and so they have adopted more than one standard time. For example, In Russia, there are as many as 11 standard times.

• Time Zones on the Earth. The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each.

• Each zone thus covers 15 degrees of longitude. Please you carefully see this map you can see the different time zones of the earth.

Why 82°30'E has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India? What is the tenth statement of this video?

• So it will be 7:30 PM in India when it is 2 p.m. noon in London.

• Some countries have a great longitudinal extent and so they have adopted more than one standard time. For example, In Russia, there are as many as 11 standard times.

• Time Zones on the Earth. The Earth has been divided into 24 time zones of one hour each.

• Each zone thus covers 15 degrees of longitude. Please you carefully see this map you can see the different time zones of the earth.