CUBES

1. If a cube is given 18 cuts, what is the difference between the maximum and minimum
number of pieces possible?
1) 343 2) 324 3) 325 4) None of these

2. A cube is subjected to 11 cuts. What is the maximum number of pieces possible?

1) 12 2) 125 3) 100 4) 64

3. A cube is given 9 cuts. What is the maximum possible number of cubes that can be formed?
1) 64 2) 10 3) 12 4)49

4. What is the minimum number of cuts needed to get 216 pieces from a cube?
1) 215 2) 16 3) 15 4) 12

5. Which of the following is the minimum number of cuts needed to get 180 pieces?
1) 16 2) 8 3) 32 4) 179

Directions (6 to 10): A cube is painted on all the faces with Red colour. After painting, the cube is cut
into 125 identical pieces (cubes).

6. How many cubes have three faces painted?

1) 9 2) 8 3) 7 4) 6

7. How many cubes have two faces painted?

1) 44 2) 36 3) 38 4) 40

8. How many cubes have single face painted?

1) 45 2) 48 3) 54 4) 58

9. How many cubes have no colour?

1) 36 2) 54 3) 12 4) 27

10. How many cubes have at least two faces painted?

1) 44 2) 36 3) 54 4) 45

Directions (11 to 20): A rectangular wooden box of dimensions 9cm X 8cm X 7cm. The two faces of
dimensions 9cm X 8cm are painted in blue colour. The two faces of dimensions 8cm X 7cm are
painted in pink colour. The remaining two faces of dimensions 7cm X 9cm are painted in green
colour. Now, the box is cut in such a way that cubes of dimensions 1cm X 1cm X 1cm are formed.

11. What is the total number of cubes possible?

1) 405 2) 504 3) 372 4) None of these

12. How many pieces have the maximum number of faces painted?
1) 6 2) 8 3) 7 4) 9
 13. How many cubes have two faces painted?
1) 210 2) 72 3) 36 4) 214

14. How many cubes have only two colours blue and pink?
1) 24 2) 32 3) 28 4) None of these

15. How many cubes have two colours blue and pink?
1) 28 2) 24 3) 32 4) None of these

16. How many cubes have single face painted?

1) 72 2) 210 3) 36 4) 214

17. How many cubes have green colour only?

1) 70 2) 60 3) 84 4) None of these

18. How many cubes have green colour?

1) 126 2) 116 3) 140 4) 150

19. How many cubes have at most two faces painted?

1) 504 2) 496 3) 469 4) None of these

20. How many cubes have no colour?

1) 72 2) 210 3) 214 4) 54

Directions (21 to25): A painter is given a task to paint a cubical box with six different colours for
different faces of the cube. The detailed account of it was given as:

a) Red face should lie between Yellow and Brown faces.

b) Green face should be adjacent to the silver face.
c) Pink face should lie adjacent to the Green face
d) Yellow face should lie opposite to the Brown one.
e) Silver and Pink faces should lie opposite to each other.

21. The faces opposite to Red is

1) Yellow 2) Green 3) Pink 4) Silver

22. The upper face is

1) Red 2) Pink 3) Yellow 4) Silver

23. The faces adjacent to Green are

1) Yellow, Pink, Red, Silver 2) Brown, Pink, Red, Silver
2) Red, Silver, Yellow, Brown 3) Pink, Silver, Yellow, Brown

24. The face opposite to Silver is?

1) Pink 2) Brown 3) Red 4) Green
25. Three of the faces adjacent to Red face are
1) Silver, Green, Brown
2) Silver, Brown, Pink
3) Silver, Pink, Green
4) Yellow, Pink, Green