Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

The luminous coloured ring surrounding the sun is known as?

Options:

Tachocline

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Corona

Correct Answer:

Corona

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Corona

The corona is the outer atmosphere of the Sun. It extends many thousands of kilometers (miles) above the visible "surface" of the Sun, gradually transforming into the solar wind that flows outward through our solar system. The material in the corona is an extremely hot but very tenuous plasma.