Answer:
Local Time
(i) Local time is the time of a
longitude or particular place.
(ii) Local time within the country
varies from one longitude to another.
(iii)
The longitudinal extent of India is 68°7'E to 97° 25'E. There is a
corresponding time difference of one hour for every 15° of longitudinal
difference. Due to this the local times of the Westernmost tip and Easternmost
tip of India differ by almost 2
hours.
Standard Time
(i)
The local time of the central longitude of a country, assumed to be of the
whole country, is termed as standard time.
(ii) Standard time remains the same
throughout the country on all longitudes.
(iii) The local time of 82°30'E
(India, Standard Meridian) is Indian Standard Time (1ST).
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