Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium ?

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Q: 6 (IAS/2000)
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium ?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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The question refers to the geographical concept of meridians, also known as lines of longitude, which run from the North to the South Pole. These meridians help to determine time zones across the world.

Option 1 and 3 are incorrect because these show Western longitudes, and India lies in the Eastern hemisphere.

Option 2 refers to the standard meridian of India, which is 82° 30’ E, but it is not where India experienced the first sunrise of the new millennium.

Option 4 is correct because the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium occurred along the most easterly meridian of India, which is 92° 30’ E, in Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, Option 4 is indeed the correct answer.