What should come in place of the question mark ( ? ) in the given series?

77 , 88 , 101 , 116 , ?

The correct answer is 133 (Option 4).

To find the missing number in the series, let's analyze the difference between consecutive terms:

Second term - First term: 88 - 77 = 11
Third term - Second term: 101 - 88 = 13
Fourth term - Third term: 116 - 101 = 15

We can see that the differences between consecutive terms form a simple pattern of consecutive odd numbers:

11, 13, 15, ...

Following this pattern, the next difference should be 17.

To find the missing term (represented by ?), we add 17 to the last known term (116):

$?=116+17=133$

Therefore, the number that comes in place of the question mark is 133.