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Read the following letter from the Director of Admissions, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, to all those who applied for the ISAT-2010. The letter has…

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Read the following letter from the Director of Admissions, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, to all those who applied for the ISAT-2010. The letter has ten numbered blanks. Choose the most appropriate option for the blank named in the question.

Dear ...(Blank 1)...,
The All-India Entrance Test for admission ...(Blank 2)... the B.Tech. programmes in IIST will be conducted on 16 April 2010. The test will consist ...(Blank 3)... two papers of two hours' ...(Blank 4)... each. Paper I will be administered from 10 AM to 12 NOON and Paper II from 2 PM to 4 PM. The question papers will carry equal ...(Blank 5)... of questions on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Your ISAT 2010 Number and the Examination Centre allotted to you are given ...(Blank 6)... the bottom of this letter. Before ...(Blank 7)... to the Examination Centre, you must ...(Blank 8)... that your required documents, sent by you by post, have ...(Blank 9)... this office. Please bring the Postal Acknowledgement Card as proof of having sent them.
...(Blank 10)... truly,
Choose the most appropriate option for Blank 4 in the letter.
  1. timing
  2. duration
  3. long
  4. period

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - duration
“Two papers of two hours' duration each” is the idiomatic way of giving the length of each paper. “Timing” refers to when something happens, not how long it lasts, and “long” and “period” do not fit after “two hours'”.

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