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The Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy set out on a sea voyage around the world from Mumbai in .............

ANovember 2012

BJanuary 2013

CSeptember 2012

DMarch 2014

Answer:

A. November 2012

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.


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