$A$ rod of mass $m$ and length $l$ is lying on a table. What is the work done to make it stand vertically?

$A$ number of identical cubical blocks of edge $a$ and mass $m$ are lying on a horizontal table. The work done on the blocks in arranging them in a column of height $(n + 1)a$ on the table is

$A$ chain of mass $M$ and length $L$ is placed on a table such that $L/4$ of its length hangs over the edge. What is the work done by an external force to pull the hanging part back onto the table?

In the equation $W = -mgh$,what does the negative sign indicate?

The energy stored in a wound watch spring is:

$A$ particle which is constrained to move along the $x-$axis is subjected to a force in the same direction which varies with the distance $x$ of the particle from the origin as $F(x) = -kx + ax^3$. Here $k$ and $a$ are positive constants. For $x \ge 0$,the functional form of the potential energy $U(x)$ of the particle is