6 equidistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal lines are also drawn on the board cutting the 6 vertical lines, and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical

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Q: 44 (IAS/2007)
6 equidistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal lines are also drawn on the board cutting the 6 vertical lines, and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical lines. What is the maximum number of squares thus formed?

question_subject: 

Logic/Reasoning

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,4,1,1,4,0,0

keywords: 

{'squares': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'equidistant horizontal lines': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'equidistant vertical lines': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'consecutive horizontal lines': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'consecutive vertical lines': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'vertical lines': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'maximum number': [1, 0, 1, 2], 'distance': [0, 3, 3, 3], 'board': [0, 1, 2, 2]}