While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that ________

A. Venus is much smaller than Jupiter

B. Venus is much closer to the earth than Jupiter

C. The orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the earth

D. Venus reflects lesser amount of sunlight than Jupiter

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

While Venus is seen only for one to two hours either after sunset or before sunrise, Jupiter is seen for the whole night whenever it is visible in the sky. The reason for this is that the orbit of Venus is inside the earth's orbit whereas the orbit of Jupiter lies outside the orbit of the Earth.