Who was the first Indian to sail around the world alone?
ACommander Dilip Donde
BNanda Devi
CNarain Karthikeyan
DAbhilash Tomy
Answer:
D. Abhilash Tomy
Read Explanation:
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.
