$A$ boat of mass $1000 \,kg$ goes from rest to a speed of $20.0 \,m/s$ in $5.0 \,s$. The water exerts a constant drag force and the acceleration of the boat is constant. If the average power required by the boat is $45000 \,W$, then the magnitude of the drag force is: (in $\,N$)

$A$ bead of mass $m$ slides without friction on the wall of a vertical circular hoop of radius $R$ as shown in the figure. The bead moves under the combined action of gravity and a massless spring of constant $k$ attached to the bottom of the hoop. The natural (equilibrium) length of the spring is $R$. If the bead is released from the top of the hoop with negligible initial speed,what is the velocity of the bead when the length of the spring becomes $R$? ($g$ is the acceleration due to gravity)

Statement $(I)$: The slope of the kinetic energy-displacement curve of a body in motion is directly proportional to its acceleration.
Statement $(II)$: From a height of $15 \ m$, a ball is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of $30 \ m/s$. If the ball rises to the same height after hitting the ground, the loss of its energy on hitting the ground is $30 \%$.
Statement $(III)$: The velocity acquired by a body of mass '$m$' after travelling a fixed distance from rest under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to mass '$m$'.
Which of the following is correct?

The inclined surfaces of two movable wedges of same mass $M$ are smoothly conjugated with the horizontal plane as shown in the figure. $A$ washer of mass $m$ slides down the left wedge from a height $h$. To what maximum height will the washer rise along the right wedge? Neglect friction.

Answer carefully,with reasons:
$(a)$ In an elastic collision of two billiard balls,is the total kinetic energy conserved during the short time of collision of the balls (i.e.,when they are in contact)?
$(b)$ Is the total linear momentum conserved during the short time of an elastic collision of two balls?
$(c)$ What are the answers to $(a)$ and $(b)$ for an inelastic collision?
$(d)$ If the potential energy of two billiard balls depends only on the separation distance between their centres,is the collision elastic or inelastic?
(Note: We are talking here of potential energy corresponding to the force during collision,not gravitational potential energy.)

The figure below shows a small mass connected to a string,which is attached to a vertical post. If the ball is released when the string is horizontal as shown below,the magnitude of the total acceleration (including radial and tangential) of the mass as a function of the angle $\theta$ is