Question

In which of the following towns does the LMT (Local Meridian Time) show the greatest deviation from the IST (Indian Standard Time)?

Answer 1

Hint: It is the capital city of one the seven northeastern states. It became the capital when the state was formed in 1963. It is also the second largest city in its state.

Complete Answer:
- The Local Meridian Time (LMT) of Kohima shows the greatest deviation from the Indian Standard time (IST). The LMT is the time of a place calculated by considering the meridian that is passing from that place.
- The IST is the common time of the entire country. It is calculated from the meridian passing through the center of the country i.e. 8.25°E. The places that are closer to this meridian will have less deviation in their LMT from the IST. The deviation increases as the distance of the place from the standard meridian increases.
- Considering all the options we see that Kohima in Nagaland is the furthest from the standard meridian.
- Kohima was founded in 1878 and was then known as ‘Kewhi-ra’ which means ‘the land where the Kehwi flower grows’ in the Naga language Angami. The Britishers could not pronounce this name and hence, changed it officially to Kohima. It is the second largest city in Nagaland, the first one being Dimapur. Kohima became the capital of Nagaland when the state was inaugurated in 1963.

Hence the correct answer is Option (A) Ganga.

Note: Today, the city of Kohima covers an area of 20 km2 and is located at an altitude of 1444 meters. It has a population of 1,15,283 citizens who speak various regional languages like Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Lotha and Sumi. The Municipal Corporation for the city was established in 2005 under the 74th Constitutional Amendment.