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The examination conducted by the Commissionerate of Entrance Examination to select students for professional courses is now based entirely on multiple choice questions, which enables the application of a machine-readable answering system that minimis es human intervention in the valuation process and consequent malpractices. However, there is one school of thought that argues that mastery over the technique of answering such questions is often all that is needed to see you through it. This argume nt favours a system that will necessitate descriptive answers, in order to make a proper assessment of aptitude. Our readers present their your views:

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