DIRECTIONS The following question consist of two statements one labelled as lsquo Assertion A rsquo ......

DIRECTIONS : The following question consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion (A)’ and the other as ‘Reason (R)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these questions using  the  codes  given  below. 

Assertion (A) Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun.

Reason (R) Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Venus is brightest at what's called greatest illuminated extent, or greatest brilliancy. ... Bottom line: Venus is the third-brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon. That's partly because sunlight is easily reflected by acidic clouds in the atmosphere of Venus.

By: Parvesh Mehta