State whether it is true or false.

We have adopted 68°7’E longitude as our standard meridian.

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Detailed Solution

The above statement is false.
A two-hour time difference exists 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. For the following reasons, we chose a specific longitude as our standard meridian: -

Due to India's extensive longitudinal extent, there is a 2-hour difference in local time between its western and eastern boundaries.

Consequently, a standard time is chosen for ease.

The correct statement would be We have adopted 82° 30' E longitude as our standard meridian.

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