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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of March 2026

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Sentence Correction Question Directory Topic and Difficulty

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The mandates established by the 1838 treaty promoting a greater amount

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Bunuel

01 Feb 2023, 10:46

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by: gmatstuff123

22 Sep 2023, 23:16

Bipedal dinosaurs' standing posture differs from virtually every visua

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avohden

05 Feb 2021, 08:18

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By this time next week the team of reporters and camera technicians co

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rohitgm

06 Jul 2023, 11:07

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23 Sep 2023, 09:45

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Americans are unable to determine the provisions in their health care

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Bunuel

27 Mar 2023, 12:45

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23 Sep 2023, 21:48

The official languages are of India, Hindi, and of Pakistan, Urdu, but

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broall

06 Mar 2018, 07:34

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24 Sep 2023, 00:54

Unlike other primates, which are born with fully formed craniums,

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Kritesh

27 Jun 2017, 08:18

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24 Sep 2023, 01:07

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According to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, federal revenues de

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mmelendez

11 Aug 2018, 02:50

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24 Sep 2023, 02:39

Not only are great managers able to hire well, set expectations, and

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Vishh13

01 Oct 2020, 08:48

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24 Sep 2023, 07:15

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The chances that a person who takes the GMAT without preparation will

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Bunuel

10 Sep 2021, 04:30

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25 Sep 2023, 01:37

People propel themselves towards the achievement of their lifelong

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Abhi077

05 May 2020, 14:47

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25 Sep 2023, 04:50

A 2013 agreement among North American governments reduced the quantity

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Bunuel

10 Jul 2019, 08:00

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26 Sep 2023, 05:16

While out having drinks after work, Jerry and his coworkers discussed

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papahiroshi

12 Jan 2015, 06:47

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26 Sep 2023, 05:24

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Surprisingly, assertive managers are more likely to use collaborative

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Bunuel

07 Oct 2022, 04:00

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26 Sep 2023, 08:38

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On none of the planets or moons that we have been able to investigate

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Aurora0128

09 Sep 2023, 07:10

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by: Susarla96

26 Sep 2023, 23:32

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Most information-technology executives in the late 1980s

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Maldonado

11 Mar 2021, 08:28

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by: dzanum11

27 Sep 2023, 15:02

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At the 10th Street Photo Gallery next to The Bowery, shining gelatin

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luke2021

03 Feb 2022, 05:37

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28 Sep 2023, 10:56

Even though the wall is constructed of brick, the magician creates

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HoneyLemon

08 Apr 2021, 08:33

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28 Sep 2023, 20:53

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With a painting style built on abstract shapes and Eastern techniqu

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Gmatprep998

16 May 2019, 03:32

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28 Sep 2023, 22:27

Astronomers predict that sometime within the next three decades a star

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ash124

04 Jul 2019, 12:18

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28 Sep 2023, 22:37

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Asa Gray, the respected nineteenth-century botanist, explored the West

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Bunuel

27 May 2019, 00:47

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29 Sep 2023, 00:49

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Many real estate agents assert that the rising inflation rates and

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11 Sep 2023, 07:56

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29 Sep 2023, 04:12

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Depending on one’s point of view, the proliferation of the television

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Bunuel

19 Jan 2020, 23:10

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29 Sep 2023, 05:51

SC approach flowchart

GKomoku

30 Jul 2020, 06:34

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29 Sep 2023, 07:08

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The first man to systematically catalogue the world’s plants and

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Abhi077

10 May 2020, 15:34

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29 Sep 2023, 13:46

Unlike the weather in the Hawaiian Islands, which tends to be signific

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HoneyLemon

31 Mar 2021, 09:41

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29 Sep 2023, 22:53

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the use of

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crazy18

01 Nov 2019, 09:26

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30 Sep 2023, 00:43

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Members of the current Parliament still expect to perform better than

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MahmoudFawzy

04 Jan 2020, 13:44

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30 Sep 2023, 02:09

Experiments designed to further our understanding of

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macjas

28 Aug 2012, 01:02

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Thomas Eakins, in his portrait work, eschewed popular impressionist pa

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moneshrathore

01 Oct 2019, 02:14

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30 Sep 2023, 05:58

GMAT newbie: Subject Verb Agreement notes

nravi4

20 Jul 2010, 22:54

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01 Oct 2023, 01:16

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Despite the criticism from professional reviewers regarding its

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luke2021

03 Feb 2022, 12:03

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01 Oct 2023, 09:08

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Teachers in this country have generally been trained

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pintukr

01 Oct 2023, 10:34

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01 Oct 2023, 10:34

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A recent opinion poll conducted with a large group of people with diff

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LoneSurvivor

05 Oct 2019, 22:29

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01 Oct 2023, 23:51

The Amazon rainforest is populated with several different faunas, with

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ayushkumar22941

09 Apr 2020, 06:57

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02 Oct 2023, 09:59

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As a result of the continuing decline in the birth rate, less people

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Bunuel

11 Jan 2019, 04:05

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02 Oct 2023, 11:41

Not only the bank accounts of a tiny segment of people who neither

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Helium

01 Oct 2018, 22:20

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03 Oct 2023, 03:37

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The suit made superbly by the tailor, causing the cowardly, old man

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Heavy and prolonged use of cocaine can lead to psychological

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disenapati

21 Oct 2018, 08:05

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07 Oct 2023, 00:46

Harold Pinter, who famously punctuated his plays with long silences,

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Abhi077

26 Nov 2020, 08:12

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07 Oct 2023, 03:35

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As of 2007, the Linden municipality of Switzerland had a population of

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shridhar786

14 Sep 2019, 01:09

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09 Oct 2023, 05:22

Rose wines have a higher level of tannins, which cause a dry, puckery

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globaldesi

29 Dec 2019, 00:18

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09 Oct 2023, 07:16

Like other educators who prefer to substitute anthologies of short sto

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prasannar

04 Sep 2018, 21:55

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09 Oct 2023, 17:45

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With the readily available home

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luke2021

07 Feb 2022, 02:33

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09 Oct 2023, 22:52

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The new software not only provides enhanced functionality but also it

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HarshaBujji

08 Jun 2023, 22:42

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10 Oct 2023, 10:22

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Meaning/clarity 2.According to a study, overworked truck dri

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19 Dec 2012, 04:47

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10 Oct 2023, 12:59

Paleontologists studying the fossil record have estimated that the

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aragonn

08 Feb 2019, 08:43

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11 Oct 2023, 01:11

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Of course, socialism was not congruent to communism

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chillbrorelax

15 Dec 2020, 06:35

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11 Oct 2023, 02:09

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In spite of discovering new sources of oil exploration in the Canadian

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Bunuel

04 Feb 2023, 11:21

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11 Oct 2023, 14:43

As one of history's greatest painters and an important contributor to

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HoneyLemon

17 Apr 2021, 23:04

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12 Oct 2023, 23:36

Parents who practice the principle of "extinction" do not give

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gmatFalcon

17 Dec 2017, 09:49

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13 Oct 2023, 03:40

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