Find the number of squares in the below-given picture.

One day, all the courtiers from Akbar's court were gathered in the assembly hall when one of them told the Emperor that all his valuables had been stolen by a thief the previous night.
This shocked the Emperor to his core as the place where that courter stayed was the most secured in the kingdom. The Emperor thought that it is not at all possible for an outsider to enter into the courtier's house and steal the valuables. Only another courtier could commit this crime. He quickly called Birbal to identify the thief.
Birbal thought for a while and successfully solved the mystery by identifying the thief in just one statement.
What did Birbal say?

If in a car race, the man who came two places in front of the last man finished one ahead of the man who came fifth, how many contestants were there?

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

I start and end with 500 and carry a 5 in my heart. But I require the first letter and the first number to be complete. I am the name of a King.

Who am I ?

What does the following BrainBat signifies?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ.

I am lying and I always lie. Tell me whether I am lying or telling the truth.

What is full of holes but still holds water?

What does Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

What is the next number in the series?

15 29 56 108 208 ?