State whether it is true or false.

Time along the standard meridian of India is taken as the standard time for a few states only.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
The location of Mirzapur and the 82.5° E longitude serve as the Indian Standard Time reference longitude. Indian Standard Time (IST), which has a UTC offset of +5:30, is the time used throughout India. A two-hour time difference is there between Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh. As a result, the Standard Meridian of India (82° 30' E), which passes through Mirzapur (in Uttar Pradesh), determines the national standard time. A single universal standard time for the entire nation has been chosen and is known as Indian Standard Time. Otherwise, different regions of India would have different times, which would cause complications.
The correct statement would be that time along the standard meridian of India is not taken as the standard time for only a few states.

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