Which of the following statements is are correct The local time of Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh is abo...........

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Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

The local time of Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) is about two hours ahead than Dwarka (Gujarat).
The local time at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) is almost same.
The local time of Mumbai (Maharashtra) is one hour ahead than Kolkata (West Bengal).

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Explanation:

Indian Standard Time is Calculated on the basis of 82.30° E Longitude, in shankargarh Fort, Mirzapur(25.15° N 82.58° E) (in Mirzapur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh) which is nearly on the corresponding longitude reference line. Since the east- west extent of India is vast so a time difference of two hours is found in local time. Time period of Lucknow and Chennai are almost same because they lie in Same longitude.