SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 99

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q99

How many squares are there in the following figure?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 27.

27 squares: (1,2,7,6); (2,3,8,7); (3,4,9,8); (4,5,10,9); (6,7,12,11); (7,8,13,12); (8,9,14,13); (9,10,15,14); (11,12,17,16); (12,13,18,17); (13,14,19,18); (14,15,20,19); (18,19,24,23); (19,20,25,24); (23,24,29,28); (24,25,30,29); (21,22,27,26); (1,3,13,11); (2,4,14,12); (3,5,15,13); (6,8,18,16); (7,9,19,17); (8,10,20,18); (1,4,19,16); (2,5,20,17); (18,20,30,28); (23,25,15,13).

Hence, the correct answer is 27.