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Q. The Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower of ______:
Answer: Mirzapur
Notes: Indian Standard Time is calculated on the basis of 82.58° E longitude, in Shankargarh Fort, Mirzapur (25.15°N 82.58°E) district in Uttar Pradesh. It is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line. IST is taken as the standard time as it passes through almost the centre of India.
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