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GATE CSE 2025 Session 2 Q4: Which cube is folded from the given paper net

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The paper as shown in the figure is folded to make a cube where each square corresponds to a particular face of the cube. Which one of the following options correctly represents the cube?

Note: The figures shown are representative.

A cross-shaped cube net: centre square with a hollow triangle, a black dot above, a hollow circle below, a blank square on each side and a black triangle on the far right; below it four cubes labelled (A) to (D), each with the hollow triangle on the front face
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Answer: A (official GATE 2025 final answer key)

Concept used: Cube nets: squares two apart in a row become opposite faces; squares adjacent to the centre become its neighbours.

First step: With the hollow-triangle face in front, the black dot folds onto the top, the hollow circle onto the bottom and the black triangle onto the back.

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Source: official GATE 2025 Session 2 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Roorkee. Question paper · Answer key

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