what does this picture(rebus) riddle means ?

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

As a whole I am both
safe and secure.

Behead me and I become
a place of meeting.

Behead me again and I am
the partner of ready.

Restore me, and I become
the domain of beasts.

What am I?

What kind of storm is always in a rush?

Bay of Bengal is in which state?

Which statement is true out of the following?
One statement here is false.
Two statements here are false.
Three statements here are false.

I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I?

A man has a barrel filled with oil that weighs 100 pounds, and then he puts something into it. Now the barrel weighs less than 100 pounds. What did he put in the barrel?

I am something people love or hate. I change peoples appearances and thoughts. If a person takes care of them self I will go up even higher. To some people I will fool them. To others I am a mystery. Some people might want to try and hide me but I will show. No matter how hard people try I will Never go down. What am I?

What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat and 2/4 goat?