Can you identify the hidden rebus in the image below?

My thunder comes before the lightning; my lightning comes before clouds; my rain dries all the land it touches. What am I?

Can you count the number of seconds in a year?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

Find the next number in the series?
2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, 392, _ ?

You are on a Boat in the mid of a river. You have two cigarettes with you. One of these two you have to light, how will you light the cigarette?

Lifeless eyes on my smiling face and watch your child's sleeping place. In their dreams they hold me tight. What am I?

In the Chess Board picture below white army is arranged. You need to add a black army on the board such that no piece is under any threat.
Note: Army comprised of 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.

If you say my name, I will no longer exist. What am I?

What can jump higher than a building?

What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?