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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 52

Topic: Data handling

Q52

The statements given below are marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (B) :
A : It is important to introduce data representation and analysis in the primary stage and to strengthen it in the upper primary stage.
B : Data analysis exposes children at primary level to uncertainty and changeability in information as opposed to the fixed nature of mathematical facts they mostly study.
Choose the correct option.

  1. (1) A is true and B is false.
  2. (2) A is false and B is true.
  3. (3) A is true but B is not the correct reason of A.
  4. (4) A is true and B is the correct reason of A.Correct answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) A is true and B is the correct reason of A.

  1. A is true: NCF 2005 asks for data handling to begin at the primary stage and grow in upper primary.
  2. B is true: most school maths gives fixed facts, while data shows children that information can vary and be uncertain.
  3. That exposure is exactly why data work is worth starting early, so B explains A.

Trap: (3) treats B as a side fact, but B states the very purpose of starting data handling early.