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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so

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seekmba

23 Jul 2021, 01:18

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01 Jan 2025, 12:21

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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nations

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sacmanitin

16 May 2022, 01:21

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01 Jan 2025, 12:50

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“Never marry a German,” Ms. Rasmussen had often warned them as teenage

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Rashed12

22 Apr 2020, 11:23

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02 Jan 2025, 06:31

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Along with the drop in producer prices announced yesterday, the strong

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ywilfred

09 Jan 2019, 05:00

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02 Jan 2025, 11:58

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Mikhail Bakhtins theory of the carnivalesque is based on the key

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NithinRaja

27 Oct 2023, 09:41

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02 Jan 2025, 20:23

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Although it claims to delve into political issues, television can be

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Mikhail

24 Feb 2023, 03:21

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03 Jan 2025, 16:14

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Although it was expected that workers under forty would show hostility

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nakib77

02 Aug 2018, 21:19

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03 Jan 2025, 16:17

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Although it was once funded entirely by the government, the

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lgon

18 Nov 2008, 23:40

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03 Jan 2025, 16:23

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Although many art patrons can readily differentiate a good debenture

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TeHCM

31 Jul 2021, 02:55

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03 Jan 2025, 16:40

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According to a recent poll, owning and living in a freestanding house

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chuckle

20 Jun 2021, 16:12

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03 Jan 2025, 18:44

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Although schistosomiasis is not often fatal it is so debilitating that

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x2suresh

19 Jun 2022, 04:01

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04 Jan 2025, 18:17

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Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice

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eyunni

27 Jul 2021, 00:09

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06 Jan 2025, 14:04

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Setting a distance record,in 1984 joe kittinger piloted his

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fatihaysu

30 May 2017, 22:12

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06 Jan 2025, 21:42

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Every three months an index of leading economic indicators

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rwj

28 Sep 2013, 00:01

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07 Jan 2025, 21:28

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According to a study published by Dr. Myrna Weissman, only one percent

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Maulikgmat

20 Aug 2019, 02:54

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13 Jan 2025, 10:34

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According to a survey of graduating medical students conducted by Asso

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sdrandom1

03 Aug 2021, 02:29

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According to Henry David Thoreau, the reason a majority is allowed to

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Bunuel

20 Dec 2018, 05:20

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13 Jan 2025, 10:40

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According to his own account, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor

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chalven

07 Dec 2018, 03:38

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13 Jan 2025, 10:42

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According to Interstudy, a nonprofit organization that studies health

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joyseychow

20 Dec 2018, 05:31

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13 Jan 2025, 10:45

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According to the National Pasta Association, per-capita consumption of

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WinIT

07 Dec 2018, 03:32

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13 Jan 2025, 10:57

Based on pinto beans and corn tortillas, the Pima Indians have a diet

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bmwhype2

11 Jul 2007, 11:29

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15 Jan 2025, 00:38

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The particular design of muscles and bones in the neck and limbs of th

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arorag

20 Oct 2019, 00:16

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16 Jan 2025, 22:36

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The newspaper story accurately recounted the history of the colonial

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BillyZ

05 Sep 2021, 05:41

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19 Jan 2025, 07:37

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To meet the rapidly rising market demand for fish and seafood, supplie

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mbunny

14 Sep 2018, 00:00

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21 Jan 2025, 16:52

Standard scuba equipment tend to mask underwater sounds with its bub

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Abhi077

03 Dec 2020, 07:32

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22 Jan 2025, 03:06

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Because the Earth’s crust is more solid there and thus better able to

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MBA2ran

02 Jul 2021, 02:33

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23 Jan 2025, 06:02

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By offering lower prices and a menu of personal communications options

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maybeam

02 Dec 2019, 06:48

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25 Jan 2025, 10:32

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Inflation has made many Americans reevaluate their assumptions about

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generis

01 Dec 2018, 10:30

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25 Jan 2025, 21:53

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Even though the overall consumer price index did not change in April,

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Gnpth

06 Sep 2021, 02:21

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25 Jan 2025, 21:58

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In his Uses of Enchantment (1976), it was psychologist Bruno Bettelhei

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AbdurRakib

14 Jun 2017, 12:30

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25 Jan 2025, 22:02

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While the United States Constitution specifies

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AbdurRakib

23 Sep 2016, 13:59

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27 Jan 2025, 00:31

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Bufo marinus toads, fierce predators that will eat frogs, lizards, and

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vishalsuri

02 Dec 2019, 08:01

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02 Feb 2025, 04:26

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By showing that South Africa does not have a free market and is in fac

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Skewed

02 Dec 2007, 08:41

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02 Feb 2025, 05:42

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Seeming to be the only organization fighting for the rights of poor

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aragonn

08 Nov 2018, 07:39

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05 Feb 2025, 00:43

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ajit257

06 Dec 2010, 09:23

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06 Feb 2025, 04:41

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Not unlike many birds' nests, the Musgum people of Cameroon build huts

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1BlackDiamond1

03 May 2018, 00:08

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08 Feb 2025, 16:58

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After July, anyone disposing of or servicing refrigerators must captur

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leeye84

02 Dec 2018, 02:02

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09 Feb 2025, 04:53

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After escaping from slavery, Harriet Tubman, who would go on to free

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

19 Nov 2023, 22:16

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10 Feb 2025, 08:03

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The market for recycled commodities like aluminum and other metals rem

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bmwhype2

21 Jun 2020, 07:54

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10 Feb 2025, 23:43

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Diesel engines burn as much as 30 percent less fuel than that burned

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NandishSS

06 Jan 2019, 04:38

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12 Feb 2025, 04:28

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They say a week in politics is a long time. Like politics, a

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Practicegmat

19 Sep 2011, 21:12

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13 Feb 2025, 05:09

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As the former chair of the planning board for 18 consecutive years and

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neeshpal

22 Aug 2019, 07:21

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15 Feb 2025, 00:14

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vani711

17 Sep 2013, 07:25

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17 Feb 2025, 19:52

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A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear powe

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sztiwari

23 Jun 2021, 08:41

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18 Feb 2025, 05:08

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Aho, a Kiowa matriarch, held festivals in her home, they featured the

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rahulraao

21 Aug 2019, 04:17

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19 Feb 2025, 09:07

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Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil int

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abiswas

09 Jan 2019, 04:57

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19 Feb 2025, 09:17

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Byron possessed powers of observation that would have made him a great

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surbab

28 Sep 2007, 07:28

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21 Feb 2025, 05:36

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Gusty westerly winds will continue to usher in a seasonably cool air m

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AbdurRakib

27 Jun 2021, 15:09

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21 Feb 2025, 06:44

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The ancient Inca city of Macchu Picchu, perched on a ridge in the Ande

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SudiptoGmat

11 Sep 2010, 14:23

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22 Feb 2025, 04:02

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Fame as well as fortune were his goals in life

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Bunuel

02 Oct 2019, 02:17

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22 Feb 2025, 04:09

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