NCERT Solutions for Class 2 Maths Chapter 11 Data Handling (PDF) – 2027

Red 1, Green 3, Blue 4, Yellow 2

1. Count the children in red: 1.
2. Then count green, blue and yellow.
3. Check: 1 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 10 children.

The most liked colour is blue.

1. Blue has 4 children.
2. 4 is the biggest number.

The least liked colour is red.

1. Red has only 1 child.
2. 1 is the smallest number.

Yellow colour is liked more than red.

1. Yellow has 2 children.
2. Red has 1 child.

Blue colour is liked more than green.

1. Blue has 4 children.
2. Green has 3 children.

Red colour is liked less than green.

1. Red has 1 child.
2. Green has 3 children.

Banana 5, Orange 2, Apple 2, Kiwi 1, Guava 3

1. Look at the fruit each child holds.
2. Count one fruit at a time.
3. Check: 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 13.

There are 13 children.

1. Count the top row: 8.
2. Count the bottom row: 5.
3. 8 and 5 make 13.

Number of children who like apples is 2.

1. Find the red apples.
2. Two children hold an apple.

Most liked fruit is banana.

1. Banana has 5 children.
2. 5 is the biggest number.

Least liked fruit is kiwi.

1. Kiwi has only 1 child.
2. 1 is the smallest number.

It is more than.

1. Guava has 3 children.
2. Apple has 2 children.

It is less than.

1. Apple has 2 children.
2. Banana has 5 children.

It is more than.

1. Orange has 2 children.
2. Kiwi has 1 child.

On foot 8, Autorickshaw 7, Bicycle 5, Bike 2, Bus 12

1. Autos: 4 + 3 = 7.
2. Bus: 6 windows, 2 in each = 12.
3. Bicycles: 5. Bike: 2 children.

Draw 7 faces for autorickshaw, 12 for bus, 2 for bike and 5 for bicycle.

1. Draw one face for each student, in a straight line.

Most number of students come to school by bus.

1. The bus line is the tallest.
2. It has 12 faces.

Least number of students come to school by bike.

1. The bike line is the shortest.
2. It has only 2 faces.

It is more.

1. Bus has 12 faces.
2. Autorickshaw has 7 faces.

It is less.

1. Bike has 2 faces.
2. Bicycle has 5 faces.

The number of students who come using bike is less than those who come using on-foot.

1. Bike has 2 faces.
2. On-foot has 8 faces. 2 is less than 8.

The number of students who come using bus is more than those who come using bicycle.

1. Bus has 12 faces.
2. Bicycle has 5 faces. 12 is more than 5.

Cricket 8, Football 6, Pithu 5, Gilli-danda 4, Kabaddi 6

1. Find each game and count its players.
2. Do not count the child with the drone.
3. Check: 8 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 6 = 29.

Draw 4 faces for Gilli-danda, 6 for Kabaddi, 5 for Pithu, 6 for football and 8 for cricket.

1. Careful: the chart order is not the table order.

The most liked game is cricket.

1. Cricket has the tallest line.
2. It has 8 faces.

The least liked game is gilli-danda.

1. Gilli-danda has the shortest line.
2. It has 4 faces.

Pithu is liked more than gilli-danda.

1. Pithu has 5 faces.
2. Gilli-danda has 4 faces.

Cricket is liked more than football.

1. Cricket has 8 faces.
2. Football has 6 faces.

Ask, count, then fill the table.

1. Write four vegetable names in the top row.
2. Ask each friend which one they like most.
3. Count the answers for each vegetable.

Most liked vegetable is potato.

1. Look for the biggest number.
2. Potato has 9 children.

Least liked vegetable is peas.

1. Look for the smallest number.
2. Peas has 3 children.

Tomato is liked more than carrot.

1. Tomato has 6 children.
2. Carrot has 4 children.

Peas is liked less than carrot.

1. Peas has 3 children.
2. Carrot has 4 children.

Ask, count, then fill the table.

1. Ask each friend: how many people live at home?
2. Add 1 next to that number.
3. Use the empty rows for 6 or 7 people.

Most families have 4 people in their homes.

1. Look at ‘How many families’.
2. The biggest number is 7.
3. Those 7 families have 4 people.

The least number of people living in a home is 2.

1. No family has only 1 person.
2. The smallest family has 2 people.

The number of families having 4 people is 7.

1. Find the row for 4 People.
2. Read across: 7 families.

The number of families having more than 4 people is 6.

1. More than 4 means 5, 6 or 7 people (not 4).
2. Add: 3 + 2 + 1 = 6.

Visit, ask, then fill the table.

1. First, plan your questions in class.
2. Visit families near your home with a grown-up.
3. Add 1 in the right box for each family.

We visited 10 families.

1. Add the four boxes.
2. 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 10.

3 families live with both grandparents.

1. Find the box ‘Both grandparents’.
2. It shows 3.

3 families live with one grandparent.

1. Only female grandparents: 2.
2. Only male grandparents: 1.
3. Add: 2 + 1 = 3.

4 families live without grandparents.

1. Find the box ‘No grandparents’.
2. It shows 4.

Join each pair as shown.

1. Join the short pairs first: star, circle, triangle.

The boxes are 2, 4 and 3.

1. Top row: 2 + 2 = 4.
2. Bottom row: 1 + 3 = 4.
3. Down the middle: 2 + 1 = 3.

The answer is (c).

1. First pair: the inside and outside shapes swap places.
2. Each shape keeps its colour.
3. So the red circle goes outside and the star goes inside.

Write 9, then a back-to-front 7.

1. The back-to-front 5 turns the right way.
2. So the back-to-front 9 becomes 9.
3. The 7 is the right way. So it turns back-to-front.

Yes! The answer is always 4.

1. Think of 5. Double it: 10. Add 8: 18.
2. Half of 18 is 9. 18 − 9 = 9.
3. 9 − 5 = 4!

The ant can go home in 5 ways.

1. Walk only on the lines.
2. Always go up or to the left.
3. Draw each way in a new colour.

All 10 names are in the grid.

1. Most names go across.
2. Thirteen, nineteen and twenty go down.
3. Eleven goes up, from the bottom.

The right shadow is 3.

1. The bug has 2 feelers, 6 arms and 2 feet.

The cat can go home in 3 ways.

1. Up, then right.
2. Along the slanted line.
3. Right, then up.

Take away 2 middle sticks that meet at the centre.

1. Now count: 1 big square and 1 small square.

I am a wheel. My shape is a circle.

1. Bicycles, cars and buses all have wheels.
2. A flat tyre stops them.

6 + 11 + 13 = 30

1. Turn ball 9 upside down. It becomes 6.
2. 6 + 11 = 17. 17 + 13 = 30.

33 and 77

1. 33 uses only the digit 3.
2. 77 uses only the digit 7.

The path is drawn in red.

1. Go up past the cat, then down past the bird.
2. Reach the arrow near the tree.

The cat.

1. Follow the path from the giraffe.
2. The cat is the first animal on it.

The bird.

1. After the cat, the path goes round and down.
2. The bird is the last animal before the tree.

Write your own answer.

1. Say yes or no.
2. If yes, tell where it happened.

Write your own answer.

1. Look at big things on the way.
2. Remember where you turn.
3. Learn your home address.

9 rectangles.

1. 4 small squares.
2. 4 rectangles made of two small squares.
3. 1 big square. 4 + 4 + 1 = 9.

Many answers work. Here is one set.

1. Pick two numbers that add to the middle number.
2. Or start bigger and take away.
3. Check each one before you write.

Draw 4 fences from the middle.

1. From the middle, draw fences up, up-left, down-left and right.
2. Check each part: 1 tree, 1 sheep, 1 dog.

I am 54.

1. Hold a mirror next to the number.
2. Read the number in the mirror.

I am 83.

1. Both digits are back-to-front.
2. In a mirror, 8 stays 8. The 3 turns right.

I am 69.

1. Look at the loops.
2. In a mirror, the 6 comes first, then the 9.

I am 71.

1. The flag of 1 points the wrong way.
2. In a mirror, you read 7 and then 1.

Put 4 in the circle. Each arm makes 12.

1. Put 4 in the middle.
2. Put the pairs 1 and 7, 2 and 6, 3 and 5 on the arms.
3. Each arm: 4 + 8 = 12.

We cut it 5 times.

1. After 5 cuts, the last piece is 1 metre.
2. So 5 cuts give 6 pieces.

The number was 9.

1. Double means the number, and the same again.
2. Which number plus itself makes 18?
3. 9 + 9 = 18.

Press 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 8 =

1. 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 20. 20 + 8 = 28.
2. Count the keys: 10.