Three different positions P, Q and R of a dice are shown in the figures given below.
Which number lies at the bottom face in position P?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 3
Faces seen together on one position of a dice are next to each other, so none of them can be opposite another. The face opposite a number is the one number that never appears beside it.
The face opposite 6 (from Q and R):
6 is seen with 4 and 3 (Q) and with 2 and 5 (R)
The only number never seen with 6 is 1, so 6 is opposite 1
The face opposite 5 (the top face of P):
5 is seen with 4 and 1 (P) and with 6 and 2 (R)
The only number left is 3, so 5 is opposite 3
In position P the top face is 5, so the bottom face is 3.