Answer:
Part a)
Mass of m2 is given as

Part b)
Angular acceleration is given as

Part c)
Tension in the rope is given as

Explanation:
Part a)
When m1 and m2 both connected to the cylinder then the system is at rest
so we can use torque balance here




Part b)
When block m_2 is removed then system becomes unstable
so force equation of mass m1

also we have

now we have




so angular acceleration is given as



Part c)
Tension in the rope is given as



Kinetic energy is never negative, but potential energy can be.
Potential energy depends on height above some reference level,
and you can pick any level you want as the reference. So, if the
object is below the reference level you pick, then its potential
energy relative to your reference level is negative.
What that means is: You have to lift it / do work on it / give it more
energy than it has now ... in order to move it to the reference level.
(That's exactly the situation with electrons bound to an atom. Their
energy is considered negative, because we have to do work and
give them more energy to rip them away from the atom.)
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Regarding the other choices:
-- Kinetic energy is scalar ... Yes. So is potential energy.
-- Kinetic energy increases with height ...
No. It doesn't, but potential energy does.
-- Kinetic energy depends on position ...
No. It doesn't, but potential energy does.
A decagram is 1000 times bigger than a centigram