Q. The Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower of ______ ?
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
Mirzapur
Explanation: The Indian Standard Time is computed on the basis of 82.5 degrees East longitude from a clock tower in Mirzapur near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as it is near the corresponding longitude reference line. The Indian Standard time has been observed for two hundred years (5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Explanation by: Tina Singh
The Indian Standard Time is computed on the basis of 82.5 degrees East longitude from a clock tower in Mirzapur near Allahabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh, as it is near the corresponding longitude reference line. The Indian Standard time has been observed for two hundred years (5½ hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).