Which torque direction from right to left yields a clockwise rotation?

• A. CCW
• B. CW
• C. None
• D. Reverse

Answer: (B)

Torque is the turning effect a force has about a pivot, and the sense of that rotation comes from how the force tends to rotate the object. When you apply a force from the right toward the left around a pivot, the body tends to rotate in a clockwise direction as you view it. So the torque produced is described as clockwise. The other options describe either the opposite rotation (counterclockwise) or are not describing a rotation at all, so they don’t match the described effect. This is why the clockwise option is the correct one.