Which process is acceptable in nature: a reversible or an irreversible process?

$A$ container of volume $1 \ m^3$ is divided into two equal compartments by a partition. One of these compartments contains an ideal gas at $300 \ K$. The other compartment is vacuum. The whole system is thermally isolated from its surroundings. The partition is removed and the gas expands to occupy the whole volume of the container. Its temperature now would be ..... $K$.

$A$ balloon filled with helium ($32^{\circ} C$ and $1.7 \; atm$) bursts. Immediately afterwards,the expansion of helium can be considered as:

Which of the following is an irreversible process?

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion $(A)$ and the other is labelled as Reason $(R)$.
Assertion $(A) :$ In an insulated container,a gas is adiabatically shrunk to half of its initial volume. The temperature of the gas decreases.
Reason $(R) :$ Free expansion of an ideal gas is an irreversible and an adiabatic process.
In the light of the above statement,choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Which of the following is $NOT$ a reversible process?