This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
True regarding Pictogram: March 2013 (d, f) 
Select and explain. 
A. Areas are shaded with different colours, B. Used to show the trends of events with passage of time, C. A pictorial diagram of frequency distriution, D. Method to represent data to the 'man in the street'
D: Method to represent data to the 'man in the street'
Answer: D: Method to represent data to the 'man in the street' 
Explanation: Ans. D i.e. Method to represent data to the 'man in the street' Pictogram/Pictograph It is an ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object. Pictographs are often used in writing and graphic systems in which the characters are to a considerable extent pictorial in appearance.