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While the sun rises earlier in the east, say Nagaland and also sets earlier, how do the watches at Kohima and New Delhi show the same time?

Answer» <html><body><p></p><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/solution-25781" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOLUTION">SOLUTION</a> :While the sun rises earlier in the east, say Nagaland and also sets earlier but the watches at Kohima and New Delhi show the same time because India <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/follows-994526" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FOLLOWS">FOLLOWS</a> one standard time all over its land. It is time shown at standard meridian of India. There is a general <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/understanding-720012" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about UNDERSTANDING">UNDERSTANDING</a> among the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/countries-936897" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COUNTRIES">COUNTRIES</a> of the world to select the Standard Meridian in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/multiples-1106202" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MULTIPLES">MULTIPLES</a> of `7^(@) 30.` of longitude. Hence, `82^(@)30.` E is chosen as the Standard Meridian of India and the time along the Standard Meridian of India passing through Mirzapur is taken as the Standard Time for the whole country.</body></html>


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