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India's standard meridian lies on 82.5 degrees East which lies __________ hours ahead of GMT.

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four

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four and a half

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five

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five and a half

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Solution

The correct option is D five and a half
India’s Standard Meridian lies on 82.5 degrees East. The local time along this longitude is generally considered as the Standard Time of India, it lies five and a half hours ahead of GMT.

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