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What is the time difference between the two extreme western and eastern points of India?

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What is the time difference between the two extreme western and eastern points of India? How is it calculated?

The time difference between the two extreme western and eastern points of India is about 2 hours.

The longitudinal difference between east and west points is 97°25'E - 68°7'E = 29°18'.

For every 1 degree, time changes by 4 minutes.

So the time difference 29°18' × 4 = 120 minutes, i.e., 2 hours. (1° = 4 minutes)

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