Question

Who was the first Indian to sail around the world alone?

• A. Commander Dilip Donde
• B. Nanda Devi
• C. Narain Karthikeyan
• D. Abhilash Tomy

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Abhilash Tomy

Modern Cartography (map making)

• The term 'cartography' was derived from the French words 'Carte' and 'Graphie'. 'Carte' means map and ‘graphie' means drawing.

• Cartography is the science of map making.

• One who prepares maps is known as Cartographer.

• The history of maps started with clay plates. With the advancement of technology, it has now reached the level of computer - aided maps, where exact location details about a place and three dimensional views are possible on a mouse click.

• The Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy (from Thripunithura) set out on a sea voyage around the world from Mumbai in November 2012 and returned on 31 March 2013, in about 150 days.