Question

if you use a stick to push an object the muscular force acting on the object is a non contact force since your body is not in contact with the object. true or false ?explain

Answer 1

false because while u r not touching ur body but the stick iw in contact with you and object making it a contact force.

Answer 2

Let's first see the definition of contact Force :
contact force are the forces which act only when object in the physical contact with each other. Various types of contact forces are :
Frictional force
Normal reaction force
Tension force
force as push and pull

The force will be contact Force as the stick is in the contact with the object.