Solutions
The figure may be labelled as shown.
The simplest squares are EFRQ, MQYX, QRZY, RNSZ, LXWK, XYA
1W, YZB
1A
1, ZSTB
1, SGHT, WA
1VP, A
1B
1UV, B
1TOU and VUIJ i.e. 13 in number.
The squares having two components each are AEYL, FBGZ, KA
1JD and B
1HCI i.e. 4 in number.
The squares having four components each are MRB
1W, QNTA
1 XZUP and YSOV i.e. 4 in number.
The squares having seven components each are AFB
1K, EBHA
1 LZID and YGCJ i.e. 4 in number.
There is only one square i.e. MNOP composed of nine components.
There is only one square i.e. ABCD composed of seventeen components.
There are 13+ 4 + 4 + 4+1 + 1 = 27 squares in the figure.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.