Explanation

(d) Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. The object rotates about an axis $(O)$. The distance from $O$ is $r$,
where forces acts, hence torque $\tau = \mathbf{F \times r}$. It is a vector quantity and points from axis of rotation to the point where the force acts.
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