Cube & Cuboid

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Cube & Cuboid

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Directions (1-7):- A cube of 4×4×4cm. side coloured with 8. Total number of small cubes are?
yellow. After that it cut into 1 cm small side cubes. dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k gS&

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Then answer the following question?
(a) 27 (b) 729 (c) 216 (d) 36
funsZ'k (1-7):– 4×4×4 lseh vkdkj ds ,d ?ku dks ckgj ls izR;sd lrg
9. Number of small cubes which have three surface
ij ls ihys jax ls jax fn;k tkrk gS] rRi'pkr~a mlesa ls 1 lseh-Hkqtk ds NksVs

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painted?
?ku dkVs tkrs gSa rks fuEu iz'uksa ds mÙkj nhft,& rhu rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy ?kuksa dh la[;k gS&

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1. How many total number of small cubes are there? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 27
dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k fdruh gksxh\ 10. Number of small cubes with two surface coloured?
(a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 8 (d) 27
nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k gS&
2. Total number of small cubes are on three surface
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 27 (d) 729

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coloured-
11. Number of small cubes with atleast two surface
rhu rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k D;k gksxh\
coloured?
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 25
3. How many small cubes which are two surface
coloured?
hi de ls de nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k&
(a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 27 (d) 8
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nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k gksxh\ 12. Number of small cubes which are only one side
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 64 coloured-
dsoy ,d rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k&
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4. How many small cubes we have which are atleast

two surface painted? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 26
de ls de nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k13.
D;k gksxh\
Total number of small cubes which are atleast
(a) 64 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 1 one surface coloured?
dqyjaxghu NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k gSa&
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5. Number of small cubes which are coloured with

single surface? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 27 (d) 26
dsoy ,d rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k D;kDirections
gksxh\
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(14-18):- After coloring a big cube yellow, it

(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 64 is divided into 216 equal small cubes.
6. Number of colourless cubes are? funsZ'k
(14-18):–,d cM+s ?ku ds lHkh lrg dks ihys jax ls jaxus ds ckn
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dqy jaxghu NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k gS& mldks 216 cjkcj ?kuksa esa ck¡V fn;k tkrk gSA
(a) 8 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 4 14. How many small cubes could be achieved with
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7. Number of cubes which are atleast one surface three surface coloured?
coloured? ,sls fdrus NkssVs /u izkIr gksaxs ftudh rhu lrg jaxhu gks\
de ls de ,d rjiQ ls jaxs NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k& (a) 6 (b) 64 (c) 8 (d) 1
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 56 (d) 16 15. How many colourless cubes could be got–
Directions (8-13):- A bigger cubes of 9×9×9 cm size is
,sls fdrus ?ku izkIr gksaxs ftldh lHkh lrg jaxghu gks\
coloured all surface with green. After that it is cut into
three inches small cubes. Give the following answer? (a) 216 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 1
16. Only one side coloured cubes are–
funsZ'k (8-13):–9×9×9 lseh- vkdkj ds ,d ?ku dks ckgj ls izR;sd lrg
dsoy
ij ls ihys jax ls jax fn;k tkrk gS] rRi'pkr~a mlesa ls 3 lseh-Hkqtk ds ,d rjiQ ls jaxs gq, ?kuksa dh la[;k gS&
NksVs
?ku dkVs tkrs gSa rks fuEu iz'uksa ds mÙkj nhft,& (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 216

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17. How many cubes will be achieved with two surface 24. Total number of small cubes.
coloured– dqy NksVs ?ku fdrus gksaxs\
,sls fdrus ?ku izkIr gksaxs ftudh nks lrg jaxhu gks\ (a) 343 (b) 243 (c) 49 (d) 729
(a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 8 25. Number of small cubes which have three side
18. How many cut will be required to divided the big coloured.
cubes into equal small cubes– ,sls fdrus ?ku gksaxs ftudh rhuksa lrgksa ij jax gS\
cM+s ?ku dks NksVs&NksVs cjkcj ?kuksa esa ckaVus ds fy,
(a)fdrus
343 ckj dkVus
(b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 60
dh vko';drk gksxh\ 26. Number of small cubes which have two side colured

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(a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 3 (d) 15 nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k D;k gksxh\
Directions (19-23):- A cube of 8 × 8 × 8 cm. side is (a) 49 (b) 64 (c) 60 (d) 27

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coloured opposite surface with red, green and yellow. 27. Number of small cubes which are atleast two
After that cubes is cut into 2 cm small cubes. surface colorued.
funsZ'k
(19-23):– 8×8×8 lseh- Hkqtk ds ,d ?ku dh vkeus & lkeus dh de ls de nks rjiQ ls jaxs gq, dqy NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k D;k gksxh\

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iQydksa ij Øe'k% yky] gjk o ihyk jax] jax fn;k tkrk gSA rRi'pkr~ mlesa ls
(a) 60 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 68
2 lseh- Hkqtk ds NksVs ?ku dkVs tkrs gSa rks fuEufyf[kr iz'uksa ds mÙkj nhft,&
Directions (28-35) : Read the given information care-
19. Number of small cubes which have three surface fully and answer the given questions.
funsZ'k
(28-35):– nh xbZ tkudkjh dks è;kuiwoZd i<+dj ml ij vk/kfjr

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coloured with red, green and yellow?
og NksVs ?ku fdrus gksaxs ftudh rhuksa lrgksa ij Øe'k% yky]ds
iz'uksa gjkmÙkj
o nhft,A
ihyk jax gksuk vko';d gS\ A solid cube's two adjacent sides are coloured with
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 32 hi
(d) 56
20. Number of small cubes which have two surface
Red colour and Just opposite of these sides are coloured
with black colour and rest of the sides are coloured
with green colour. After that this is changed into 64
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coloured with red and yellow? small cubes.
mu NksVs ?kuks dh la[;k D;k gksxh ftudh dsoy nks iQydksa,dijBksl
yky ?ku ds nks fudVorhZ
(Adjacent) lrgksa dks yky jax
o ihyk jax gks\ ls rFkk hdB buds foijhr lrgksa dks dkys jax ls rFkk 'ks"k lrgksa dks gjs
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(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 32 jax ls jaxk x;kAblds

gS ckn bls dkVdj 64 NksVs&NksVs ?kuksa esa ifjofrZ
21. Number of cubes which are coloured by atleast dj fn;k x;k gSA
red and yellow? 28. How many such cubes are there of which one or
two sides are coloured but not three sides are
de ls de yky rFkk ihyk jax ls jaxs gq, NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k
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coloured?
fdruh gksxh\ ,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftuds ,d ;k nks lrg jaxs gq, gksa ij rhu lrg jaxs
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 32 gq, ugha gksa\
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22. Number of small cubes coloured with only green? (a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 3 (d) 28 (e) 48
dsoy gjs jax ls jaxs gq, NksVs ?kuksa dh la[;k D;k gksxh\
29. How many cubes are there of which no side is
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(a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 20 coloured?

23. Number of small cubes which have atleast one ,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftuds dksbZ Hkh lrg jaxs gq, ugha gSa\
surface green? (a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 (e) 24
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og NksVs ?ku fdrus gksaxs ftudh de ls de ,d lrg ij gjkgS\

jax30. How many cubes are there of which one side is
coloured with green colour and Adjacent side of
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 56 this is coloured with Black or Red colour?
Directions (24-27):- A cube of 7 × 7 × 7 cm. sides ,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftuds ,d lrg ij gjk ,oa Bhd blds fudVorhZ
coloured with red, green, yellow, black, pink and violet.
(Adjacent) lrg ij dkyk ;k yky jaxs gq, gSa\
Then it is cut into 1cm. small cubes.
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 28 (e) 36
funsZ'k
(24-27):– 7×7×7 lseh- Hkqtk ds ,d ?ku dh vkeus & lkeus dh
31. How many cubes are there of which only one side
iQydksa ij Øe'k% yky]] ihyk
gjk] dkyk] xqykch o cSaxuh
jax fn;k tkrk gSA is coloured?
rRi'pkr~ mlesa ls 1 lseh- Hkqtk ds NksVs ?ku dkVs tkrs gSa rks fuEufyf[kr
,sls fdrusiz'uksa
?ku gSa ftudh dsoy ,d lrg jaxh gqbZ gSa\
ds mÙkj nhft,& (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 16 (e) 8

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32. How many cubes are there of which three sides 36. The opposite side of brown coloured side is coloured
are coloured? with which colour?
,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftudh rhu lrg jaxh gqbZ gSa\ Hkwjs
jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds foijhr lrg ij dkSu&ls jax ls jaxk x;k gS\
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 (e) 24 (a) red/yky (b) blue/uhys
33. How many cubes are there of which at least one (c) green/ gjs (d) white/liQsn
side is coloured with red colour? (e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftud
hde&ls&de ,d lrg ij yky jax gSa\ 37. From the given information in (i) and (v) which of
(a) 4 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 48 the following conclusion can obtain?
(e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha

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nh xbZ tkudkjh(i) ,oa (v) ds vk/kj ij fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk fu"d"kZ
34. How many cubes are there of which one side is izkIr fd;k tk ldrk gS\
coloured with Red and just opposite side of it

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(a) The top side is coloured with blue colour.
coloured with black colour?
,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftudh ,d lrg ij yky rFkk Bhd blds foijhr Åijh lrg ij uhys jax ls jaxk x;k gS

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lrg ij dkyk jax gSa\ (b) The top side is coloured with black colour.
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6 (e) 8 Åijh lrg ij dkys jax ls jaxk x;k gS
35. How many cubes are there which two adjacent sides (c) The top side is coloured with brown colour.
are coloured with red or with black colour?
Åijh lrg ij Hkwjs jax ls jaxk x;k gS

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,sls fdrus ?ku gSa ftudh nks fudVorhZ lrg ;k rks yky ;k fiQj dkys
(d) The opposite side of black coloured side is
jax ls jaxh gqbZ gSa\ coloured with brown colour.
(a) 2 (b) 8
(e) None of these/buesa
(c) 16
ls dksbZ ugha
hi
(d) 24 dkys jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds foijhr lrg dks Hkwjs jax ls jaxk x;k gS
(e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
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Directions (36-40) : Read the given information care-
fully and answer the given questions. 38. Which of the following is correct colour combina-
tion of four adjacent sides of green coloured side?
funsZ'k (36&40)%,d Bksl ?ku ds N% lrgksa dks dkys] Hkwjs] gjs] yky]
gjs jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds pkj fudVorhZ lrgksa ij jaxs x;s jaxksa dk
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liQsn ,oa uhys jaxksa ls fuEu izdkj ls jaxk x;k gS&

Six sides of a solid cube are coloured with black, lgh la;kstu fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk gS\
brown, green, red, white and blue colour as follows. (a) Black, Blue, Red, White/dkyk] uhyk] yky] liQsn
nh xbZ tkudkjh dks è;kuiwoZd i<+dj ml ij vk/kfjr iz'uksa ds mÙkj(b)
nhft,A
Black, Blue, Brown, White/dkyk] uhyk] Hkwjk] liQsn
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(i) Opposite side of the side coloured with red

colour is coloured with Black colour. (c) Black, Brown, Red, White/dkyk] Hkwjk] yky] liQsn
yky jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds foijhr lrg dks dkys jax ls jaxk (d) Black, Blue, Brown, Red/dkyk] uhyk] Hkwjk] yky
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x;k gSA (e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha

(ii) Green colour is present between red coloured
39. Which colour is used to colour the opposite side of
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and black coloured sides.

green coloured side?
yky ,oa dkys jax ls jaxs x;s lrgksa ds chp okys lrg dks gjs
gjs jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds foijhr lrg ij dkSu&lk jax ekStwn gS\
jaxksa ls jaxk x;k gSA
(a) Black/dkyk (b) Blue/uhyk
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(iii) The side adjacent to white coloured side is

coloured with blue colour. (c) Red/yky (d) White/liQsn
liQsn jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds fudVorhZ lrg dks uhys jax ls jaxk
(e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
x;k gSA
40. Which colour is used to colour the opposite side of
(iv) The side adjacent to blue coloured side is
Blue coloured side?
coloured with brown colour.
uhys jax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds fudVorhZ lrg dks Hkwjs jax lsuhys
jaxkjax ls jaxs x;s lrg ds foijhr lrg ij dkSu&lk jax ekStwn gS\
x;k gSA (a) Black/dkyk (b) Red/yky
(v) The bottom side of the cube is coloured with (c) Green/ gjk (d) Brown/Hkwjk
red colour.
?ku ds fupys lrg dks yky jax ls jaxk x;k gSA (e) None of these/buesa ls dksbZ ugha

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Directions (41-43) : Read the following information A cube is painted with six different colours for
carefully and answer the questions given below. different faces of the cube such that.
funsZ'k (41&43)%
uhps nh xbZ tkudkjh dk è;kuiwoZd vè;;u dj iz'uksa
,d ?ku dh N% fofHkUu lrgksa dks N% fofHkUu jaxksa ls bl izdkj jax
dk mÙkj nsa& x;k gS fd&
(i) All the six faces of a cube are cloured with dif- (i) White face should lie between red and green faces.
ferent colours.
liQsn lrg] yky o gjh lrg ds eè; esa vkrh gSA
,d ?ku ds lHkh 6 lrgksa dks fofHkUu jaxksa ls jaxk x;k(ii)
gSABlue face should be adjacent to the red and
(ii) The green face is opposite to the black face. green faces.
gjh lrg ds foijhr dkyh lrg gSA uhyh lrg] yky o gjh lrg ds cxy esa gSaA

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(iii)The red face is between green and black faces. (iii) Yellow face should lie adjacent to the blue face.
yky lrg] gjh rFkk dkyh lrg ds eè; gSA ihyh lrg] uhyh lrg ds cxy esa gSaA

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(iv)The blue face is adjacent to the white.
(iv) Red face should be opposite the green face.
uhyh lrg] liQsn lrg ds cxy esa fLFkr gSA
yky lrg] gjh lrg ds foijhr gSA

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(v) The yellow face is adjacent to the blue face.
(v) Green face should be at the bottom.
ihyh lrg] uhyh lrg ds cxy esa fLFkr gSA
41. The four colours adjacent to red are. gjh lrg ryh ij gSA
yky jax ds pkjks vksj dkSu ls 4 jax gS\ (vi)Black and Yellow faces should be opposite to

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each other.
(a) Black, Green, Blue, White/dkyk] gjk] uhyk] liQsn
dkyh o ihyh lrg ,d&nwljs ds foijhr gSaA
(b) Green, Black, Yellow, Blue/gjk] dkyk] ihyk] uhyk
44. Which of the following statements is not true?
hi
(c) Yellow, White, Green, Black/ihyk] liQsn] gjk] dky
k
(d) White, Green, Yellow, Blue/liQsn] gjk] ihyk] uhyk
fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk dFku lR; ugha gS\
(a) The face opposite white is blue./liQsn ds foijhr
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42. If we rotate the cube clockwise about vertical axis,
which faces will appear successively? lrg uhyh gSA
;fn ge ?ku dks yacor v{k ds lkis{k nf{k.kkorZ ?kqek,a rks(b)
Øe'k%
The face opposite red is green./yky ds foijhr
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dkSu&lh lrgsa vk;sxh\ lrg gjh gSA

(a) Red, Yellow, Blue, White/yky] ihyk] uhyk] liQsn (c) White face is not at the top./liQsn lrg 'kh"kZ ij
(b) Yellow, Red, White, Blue/ihyk] yky] liQsn] uhyk ugha gSA
(c) Green, Red, Black, Blue/gjk] yky] dkyk] uhyk
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(d) Red face is not at the top./yky lrg 'kh"kZ ij ugha gSA
(d) Data inadequate/vk¡dMs+ vi;kZIr 45. Which of the following statements is true?
43. Which of the following statements is definitely fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk dFku lR; gS\
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true?
(a) The adjacent faces to red are white, blue,
fuEu esa ls dkSu&lk dFku fuf'pr :i ls lR; gS\
black and yellow./yky ds cxy dh lrgsa liQsn] uhyh]
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(a) Red and Blue faces are adjacent to each other./

yky o uhyh lrgsa ,d&nwljs ds cxy esa gSaA dkyh o ihyh gSaA
(b) The adjacent faces to green are white, blue,
(b) White is opposite Yellow./liQsn] ihys ds foijhr gS
black and red./gjs ds cxy dh lrgsa liQsn] uhyh] dkyh
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(c) White is between Blue and Yellow./liQsn] uhys o

o yky gSaA
ihys ds eè; gSA
(c) If yellow face will be at top, black may be on
(d) Black is adjacent to White and Green./dkyk] liQsn
any side except bottom./;fnihyh lrg 'kh"kZ ij gks]
o gjs ds cxy esa gSaA
rks dkyk ryh ds vykok fdlh vU; lrg ij gksxkA
Directions (44-45) : Study the following information
carefully and answer the questions given below. (d) Yellow will certainly be at the right of cube
uhps nh xbZ tkudkjh dk è;kuiwoZd vè;;u dj iz'uksa when red is at the top./tc yky 'kh"kZ ij gS rks ihyk
funsZ'k (44&45)%
ds mÙkj nsa& vo'o gh ?ku ds nk;ha vksj gksxkA

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Answer Key
1. (b) 7. (c) 12. (c) 17. (a) 22. (c) 27. (d) 32. (c) 37. (b) 42. (d)
2. (b) 8. (a) 13. (d) 18. (d) 23. (c) 28. (e) 33. (b) 38. (c) 43. (b)
3. (a) 9. (c) 14. (c) 19. (b) 24. (a) 29. (c) 34. (a) 39. (b) 44. (d)
4. (c) 10. (b) 15. (c) 20. (a) 25. (b) 30. (b) 35. (e) 40. (c) 45. (a)
5. (a) 11. (a) 16. (b) 21. (a) 26. (c) 31. (c) 36. (d) 41. (c)
6. (a)

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Solution
One surface coloured cubes = 6 (n-2)2

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1. (b) Total number of cubes = n3
= 6 (4-2)2
Bigger cube length
n = = 6×(2)2

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Smaller cube length
= 6×4=24
Bigger cube length is 4 Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2)
Smaller cube length is 1 = 12 × (4-2)
4 = 12×2

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n= =4
1 = 24
Total number of cubes= n3 Three surface coloured cubes = 8
Total number of cubes = 24 + 24 + 8
= (4)3
= 64
hi = 56
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2. (b) Three surface coloured cubes (corner cube) are (8-13)
always 8.
8. (a) Total number of cubes = n3
3. (a) Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n–2)
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= 12 (4–2) Bigger cube length

n =
= 12×2 Smaller cube length
= 24 Bigger cube length is 9
4. (c) Atleast two surface painted cubes means 3 Smaller cube length is 3
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surface painted cubes are also counted with 2 9

surface painted cubes. n= =3
3
 2 surface painted cubes = 12 (n–2)
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Total number of cubes = n3

= 12 (4–2)
= (3)3
= 12×2
= 27
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= 24 9. (c) Three surface painted cubes (corner cube) are

 3 surface painted cubes = 8 always 8
Total = 24 + 8 = 32 10. (b) Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2)
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5. (a) Single surface coloured cubes = 6 (n–2)2 = 12 (3-2)

= 6(4–2)2 = 12×1
= 6×(2)2 = 12
= 6×4 = 24 11. (a) Atleast two surface painted cubes means 3
6. (a) Number of colourless cubes = (n-2)3 surface painted cubes are also counted with 2
= (4–2)3 surface painted cubes.
= (2)3
=8 2 + 1
7. (c) Atleast one surface coloured 2 and 3 coloured 2 Surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2)
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= 12×1 = 12 20. (a) Two surface coloured with red & yellow
3 Surface coloured cubes =8 = 4 (n-2) = 4 (4-2)
Total number cubes = 12 + 8 = 20 = 4×2 = 8
12. (c) Only one side coloured = 6 (n-2)2 21. (a) Atleast two surface coloured with Red & Yellow
= 6 (3-2)2 = 6×1 = 6 Two surface coloured with Red & Yellow = 4 (n-2)
13. (d) Atleast one surface coloured 2 and 3 coloured = 4 (4-2) = 8
are also counted with 1 coloured surface cubes. Three surface coloured with Red, Yellow &
One surface coloured cubes = 6(n-2)2 Green = 8
= 6× (3-2)2 = 6 Total number of cubes = 16

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Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2) 22. (c) One surface colour cube with only green
= 12 (3-2) = 12 ×1 = 12 = 2 (n-2)2

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Three surface coloured cubes = 8 = 2 (4-2)2
Total number of cubes = 6 + 12 + 8 = 26 = 2×(2)2
= 2×4 = 8

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(14-18) 23. (c) Atleast one surface green coloured means 2
and 3 coloured are also counted with 1 coloured
Total number of smaller cube = n3 surface cubes.
Total number of smaller cube = 216 one surface green coloured = 2 (n-2)2

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= n3 = 216 = 2 (4-2)2 =2 ×4= 8
n=6 Two surface green coloured = 8 (n - 2)
14. (c) Three surface coloured cubes = 8 = 8 (4-2)
15. (c) Number of colour less cubes = (n-2)3
=(6-2)3 = (4)3 = 64
hi = 8 ×2 = 16
Three surface coloured cubes = 8
Total number of cubes = 8 + 16 + 8 = 32
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16. (b) One surface coloured cubes = 6(n-2)2
= 6 (6-2)2 = 6×(4)2 =6 ×16 = 96 (24-27)
17. (a) Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2) 24. (a) Total number of small cubes = n3
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= 12 (6-2) = 12 ×4 = 48
Bigger cube length
18. (d) Fifteen cuts will be required to divide the big n =
Smaller cube length
cubes into equal small cubes.
7
(19-23) = =7
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1
Y Total number of small cubes = n3
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Y Y = 73
Y Y Y
= 343
Y Y Y Y
25. (b) Three side coloured cubes are always 8
ud

Y Y Y
R Y G 26. (c) Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2)
Y
R G
Y = 12 (7-2)
R R G
Pr

G
= 12 ×5
R R G G
R R G =60
G
R R G G 27. (d) Atleast two surface painted cubes means 3
R R G G surface painted cubes are also counted with 2
R R G G surface painted cubes.
R G Two surface colour cube = 12 (n-2)
R G = 12 × 5 = 60
Three surface coloured cubes = 8
19. (b) Three surface coloured with red, green and
Sum of both two and three surface coloured
yellow = 8
cubes = 60 + 8 = 68

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(28-35) 34. (a) Zero (0) cubes are there of which one side is
coloured with Red and just opposite side od it
coloured with black colour. Beacuse, both red
and black colour are opposite side in the cube.
35. (e) Zero (0) cubes are there which two adjecent sides
Gr are coloured with red or with black colour.
ee
n Because, only one side colour Red and also Black.
Green
Black
(36-40)

re
Re
d ee
n Black
Gr
Blue

bro ite/
wn
nt Wh
White/
brown Green

Ce
Total number of cubes = 64 Red
Total number of cubes = n3 36. (d) White
n3 = 64

ng
37. (b) The Top side is coloured with black colour
n=4 38. (c) Blcack, Brown, Red, White
28. (e) One surface coloured cubes = 6 (n-2)2 39. (b) Blue
= 6 (4–2)2
= 6 × (2)2
= 6 × 4 = 24
hi 40.

41-45
(c) Green
ac
Two surface coloured cubes = 12 (n-2)
= 12 (4-2) Yellow/
= 12 ×2 white
Black
Co

= 24

d
Re
Sum of one and two surface coloured cubes = Blue Green
24 +24 = 48
29. (c) No surface coloured cubes (colourless) = (n-2)3
= (4-2)3
ce

= 23= 8 Yellow/white
30. (b) Two surface coloured cubes with green and
41. (c) Yellow, White, Green, Black/ihyk] liQsn] gjk] dkyk
en

black or red = 8 (n-2)

= 8 (4–2) = 8×2 42. (d) Data inadequate/vk¡dMs+ vi;kZIr
= 16 43. (b) White is opposite Yellow./liQsn] ihys ds foijhr gS
ud

31. (c) Only one surface coloured = 6 (n-2)2

= 6 (4–2)2 Green
= 6×4 = 24 Yellow
Pr

32. (c) Three surface colour cubes are always 8

Blu

33. (b) At least one side coloured with red means 2 White
Black
and 3 red coloured surface are also counted
with 1 red coloured surface cubes.
One surface colour cubes with red = 1 (n-2)2
= (4-2)2 = 4 Red
Two surface colour cubes with red = 4 (n-2) 44. (d) Red face is not at the top./yky lrg 'kh"kZ ij ugha gSA
= 4 (4-2) = 4×2 = 8
45. (a) The adjacent faces to red are white, blue, black
Three surface colour cubes with Red = 4
Sum of one, two and three surface colour cubes and yellow./ yky ds cxy dh lrgsa liQsn] uhyh] dkyh o
= 4 + 8 + 4 = 16 ihyh gSaA

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