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A cube is to be coloured in such a way that no two opposite faces have the same colour, then the minimum number of colours reuired is

A

6

B

2

C

3

D

4

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The correct Answer is:
B
Number of faces of the cube `=6`
`therefore` Minimum number of colours required `=2`.
Hence, the correct options is (b).
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