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. [NDA 2009-I] 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.

• A. Both A and R are time and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A
• C. A is time, but R is false
• D. A is false, but R is true