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NDA 2024 GAT · General Knowledge · Physical Geography · hard

The Indian Standard Time meridian of 82.5 degrees E passes close to which city?

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The Indian Standard Time meridian of 82.5 degrees E passes close to which city?
  1. A. Nagpur
  2. B. Bhopal
  3. C. Patna
  4. D. Mirzapur
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Answer: (D) Mirzapur

IST is based on 82 degrees 30 minutes E, which passes near Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh and is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT. It passes through states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, not through Patna or Nagpur.
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