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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of June 2026

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In the 1957 film Twelve Angry Men, a jury made up of American men with

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15 Oct 2021, 04:30

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17 Jul 2022, 08:32

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Instead of buying stocks and bonds, which is the more

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15 Oct 2017, 22:58

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Historians believe that the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, which containe

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Manavs0099

17 Jul 2022, 00:26

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17 Jul 2022, 01:27

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With a total population of less than five thousand and fewer well-trai

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11 Oct 2018, 03:44

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16 Jul 2022, 23:18

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The rain has flooded drainage canals in many orange-tree groves, which

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AdmitJA

11 Dec 2018, 19:50

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16 Jul 2022, 20:32

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Many people think of Isaac Asimov to be solely a science fiction write

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15 Jul 2022, 01:30

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16 Jul 2022, 09:17

The speed of light is extremely high, 300k miles/hour, enabling the hu

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DarkHorse2019

02 May 2020, 10:25

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The present education system in Bolmania offers a wide variety of comp

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gmat1393

16 Aug 2019, 21:33

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Monumental figurative structures such as the Great Serpent Mound of

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16 Jul 2022, 05:11

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Without knowledge of price, Americans are inclined to overestimate the

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tapasgupta

20 Aug 2019, 18:42

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16 Jul 2022, 04:06

The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517), convened at a time of tremendou

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18 Mar 2022, 09:00

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15 Jul 2022, 20:50

My sister, Lucy, still hasn’t decided the country where she wants to

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09 May 2018, 10:38

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15 Jul 2022, 12:35

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The numerous illnesses and injuries suffered by John F. Kennedy during

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15 Jul 2022, 11:00

Studies on criminal rehabilitation, particularly on patterns that occu

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kalravaibhav

06 Oct 2013, 05:45

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15 Jul 2022, 10:03

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The Republic of the Philippines encompasses more than seven thousand i

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08 Jul 2022, 05:00

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15 Jul 2022, 04:49

The takeover battle between Stockton Motors, a manufacturer of high-en

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15 Jul 2022, 04:39

What is as remarkable as Shostakovich's writing of a caustically

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11 Jan 2018, 19:19

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The possibility of massive earthquakes are regarded by most area resid

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msrinath

21 Jun 2007, 05:15

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Henry never showed effort, and his essays were always pedestrian; sinc

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Venture capitalists, investors who use huge sums of money to fund star

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Clever and adaptable to changes in its environment, increased farming

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13 Jul 2022, 23:44

The United States and Canada have agreed to joint action on acid rain

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10 Jul 2022, 17:15

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13 Jul 2022, 23:02

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Any fairly experienced espionage agent knows that a good vodka martini

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13 Jul 2022, 11:20

In Bangladesh, the possibility of floods

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chillbrorelax

19 Nov 2020, 21:11

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Bloodhounds possess an impressive tracking ability, which exceeds that

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unraveled

03 Apr 2020, 10:55

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Recent research has indicated that sustainable weight loss is generall

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20 Jul 2018, 02:21

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13 Jul 2022, 05:47

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Some civil libertarians insist that the best way to ensure freedom of

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18 Sep 2018, 02:54

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Though renowned by 19th century US generals for their tactical prowess

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Self-publishing the publication of media typically a book by its au

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generis

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Two more major league baseball players tested positive for steroids

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Although severely damaged in the hurricane

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gmatbull

17 Oct 2014, 13:08

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Unlike the people whom settled the Western states after the passage of

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goodyear2013

30 Jan 2014, 03:59

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12 Jul 2022, 02:44

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Although new farm subsidy legislation is presently being considered in

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catfreak

13 Aug 2018, 02:31

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12 Jul 2022, 02:40

Tim Ferris wrote The 4-Hour Workweek, an eye-opening book, that made i

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Jessie is looking for you and wants to know if you will like to go to

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whitehalo

29 Dec 2015, 14:36

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In reference to the current trend of an increasing number of Witness P

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Before the managers started using word processors and graphic represen

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11 Aug 2018, 14:11

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The rise in the price of crabmeat and an increase in demand

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23 Nov 2018, 06:29

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Although William Pereira first gained national recognition for his

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nahid78

14 Jun 2022, 09:57

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A new technique was devised at a German blood bank to use light treatm

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When the florist told me I could have my choice of red roses, white ca

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souvik101990

13 Apr 2016, 09:18

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The Taj Mahal was built from 1633 to 1650 by the Indian ruler Shah Jah

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A neutron star, as small as 12 miles in diameter but containing half

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eybrj2

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Dengue fever, a viral disease, is common in humid, tropical climates

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17 Oct 2017, 03:57

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The printing press, which Johannes Gutenberg developed in the mid-fift

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08 Jul 2022, 08:37

NASA now mandates that some of its scientists work to spin off space t

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30 Jun 2022, 22:15

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Walter Francis White’s second novel, Flight (1926), about a young

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gmat1393

25 Sep 2020, 20:45

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07 Jul 2022, 13:59

The pride, watching the baby elephant drink from the waterhole

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gmat1393

20 Sep 2020, 21:05

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07 Jul 2022, 13:47

The Department of Agriculture has released studies indicating that

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13 Sep 2018, 12:02

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