NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 6 - Mathematics - Unit 5: Data Handling
Exercise C: Fill in the Blanks

In questions 14 to 20, fill in the blanks to make the statements true:

Question. 14

A ______ is a collection of numbers gathered to give some meaningful information.

Answer:

A data is a collection of numbers gathered to give some meaningful information.

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Question. 15

The data can be arranged in a tabular form using ______ marks.

Answer:

The data can be arranged in a tabular form using tally marks.

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Question. 16

A ______ represents data through pictures of objects.

Answer:

A pictograph represents data through pictures of objects.

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Question. 17

In a bar graph, ______ can be drawn horizontally or vertically.

Answer:

In a bar graph, bars can be drawn horizontally or vertically.

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Question. 18

In a bar graph, bars of ______ width can be drawn horizontally or vertically with ______ spacing between them.

Answer:

In a bar graph, bars of uniform width can be drawn horizontally or vertically with equal spacing between them.

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Question. 19

An observation occurring seven times in a data is represented as ______ using tally marks.

Answer:

An observation occurring seven times in a data is represented as ||||/ || using tally marks.

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Question. 20

In a pictograph, if a symbol represents 20 flowers in a basket then stands for ______ flowers.

Answer:

In a pictograph, if a symbol represents 20 flowers in a basket then a half-symbol stands for 10 flowers.

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Question. 21

On the scale of 1 unit length = 10 crore, the bar of length 6 units will represent ______ crore and of ______ units will represent 75 crore.

Answer:

On the scale of 1 unit length = 10 crore, the bar of length 6 units will represent 60 crore and of 7.5 units will represent 75 crore.

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NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 6 – Mathematics – Unit 5: Data Handling – Exercise C: Fill in the Blanks | Detailed Answers