Find the next number in the series

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

What comes
Once in a Year
Twice in a Month
4 times in a Week
6 times in a Day

John needs to purchase 100 chocolates from three different shops and he has exactly 100 rupees to do that which he must spend entirely. He must buy at least 1 Chocolate from each shop.

The first shop is selling each chocolate at 5 paise, the second is selling at 1 rupee and the third is selling at 5 rupees.

How many chocolates should he buy from each shop?

We have four gears with below features=> Both Gear A and D has 60 teeth=> Gear B has 40 teeth=> Gear C has 20 teeth=> Every two minutes, Gear B makes 25 full turns.What is the relative speed of Gear A and Gear B?

Can you place six matchsticks in a manner that each of the matchsticks is in touch with the other five matchsticks?

There were two grandmothers and their two granddaughters.
There were two husbands and their two wives.
There were two fathers and their two daughters.
There were two mothers and their two sons.
There were two maidens and their two mothers.
There were two sisters and their two brothers.
Yet there are only six, who are buried here,
All are born legitimate and relationships clear.
How can this happen?

What word is identified by the below rebus?

Your Your Your Your Your
Your Your Your Your Your

Spot what is wrong here in below Picture?

The measurement of time, That can't be found on a clock, But can be looked upon on a map.

Who is He ?

You have two strings whose only known property is that when you light one end of either string it takes exactly one hour to burn. The rate at which the strings will burn is completely random and each string is different. How do you measure 45 minutes?