Cubes and Dice UPSC Questions

Cubes and Dice MCQ Questions

1.

A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its faces. Three views of the cube are shown below:

What possible numbers can exist on the two faces marked (A) and (B) , respectively on the cube?

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A.

2 and 3

B.

6 and 1

C.

1 and 4

D.

3 and 1

ANSWER :

A. 2 and 3
A cube has six numbers marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on its faces. Three views of the cube are shown below:

2.

Directions for the following 3 questions given below
Rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three items that follow the given figures. What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing a single dot?

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A.

Four dots

B.

Three dots

C.

Two dots

D.

Cross

ANSWER :

B. Three dots
Rotated positions of a single solid are shown below. The various faces of the solid are marked with different symbols like dots, cross and line. Answer the three items that follow the given figures. What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing a single dot?

3.

What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing two dots?

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A.

Single dot

B.

Three dots

C.

Four dots

D.

Line

ANSWER :

C. Four dots
What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing two dots?

4.

What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing the cross?

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A.

Single dot

B.

Two dots

C.

Line

D.

Four dots

ANSWER :

C. Line
What is the symbol on the face opposite to that containing the cross?

5.

Six squares are coloured, front and back red(R ), blue(B) , Yellow(Y), green(G ), White(W ) and orange(O) and are binged together as shown in the figure given below. If they are folded to form a cube, what would be the face opposite the white face?

UPSC - 2012

A.

Red

B.

Green

C.

Blue

D.

Orange

ANSWER :

C. Blue
Six squares are coloured, front and back red(R ), blue(B) , Yellow(Y), green(G ), White(W ) and orange(O) and are binged together as shown in the figure given below. If they are folded to form a cube, what would be the face opposite the white face?

6.

Three views of a cube following a particular motion are given below:

What is the letter opposite to A?

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A.

H

B.

P

C.

B

D.

M

ANSWER :

A. H