The positive difference between the squares of any two consecutive integers is always -

A an even integer
B an odd number
C a prime number
D the square of an integer

Correct Answer: an odd number

Let, two consecutive integers are 2 and 322=4 and 32=9 the difference is 9-4=5 which is an odd number.
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