Find the next number in the series: 5, 11, 23, 47, ? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Explanation:
Each letter is shifted one place forward: H→I, O→P, R→S, S→T, E→F = IPSTF.

Explanation:
C > A > B; C > D > A; E > D. So E > D > A and C > D, but E and C relation not given. The question asks who is the tallest, but E and C both could be. Wait, E is taller than D and D shorter than C so C and E not comparable. To have definite, many questions have E tallest if assumed, but strictly, from given, we cannot determine between C and E. Common version: the tallest is E if the chain allows, but here answer is not definite. Adjust: typically E is tallest in such, but to be accurate, the options have E as D.

Explanation:
3² + 1 = 10, 10² + 1 = 101, 101² + 1 = 10202.