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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of June 2026

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Sentence Correction Question Directory Topic and Difficulty

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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05 Sep 2023, 21:02

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When shown boards for just a few seconds from previous chess games

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Max.MayankG

09 Jul 2018, 10:03

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26 Dec 2024, 02:51

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Those skeptical of the extent of global warming argue that short-term

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31 Dec 2022, 04:57

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26 Dec 2024, 02:50

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The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader mea

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qhoc0010

07 Jan 2005, 17:18

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Pandas in captivity, two of who live in the National Zoo in Washington

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ruchi857

18 Oct 2017, 07:21

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Ellipsis & Substitution

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fameatop

06 Feb 2013, 04:10

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25 Dec 2024, 20:17

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Use of "having been" or "having" in SC senctences..

confusedsoul

28 May 2013, 20:44

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25 Dec 2024, 20:10

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Hoping to alleviate some of the financial burdens of a growing populat

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souvik101990

24 Jan 2016, 21:10

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25 Dec 2024, 08:08

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According to recent studies comparing the nutritional value of meat fr

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kokusanhin

26 Jun 2021, 04:08

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24 Dec 2024, 09:56

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The tourism commission has conducted surveys of hotels in the most

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AbdurRakib

13 Jun 2021, 14:49

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23 Dec 2024, 21:11

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Nelson Mandela is the most unfortunate of men, yet the embodiment of e

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kanigmat011

19 Jan 2016, 12:19

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23 Dec 2024, 18:26

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Because fish look through water, their eyes are very different from

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goalsnr

29 Jun 2021, 07:33

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23 Dec 2024, 04:21

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Today's technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel

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karthikb

01 Jun 2021, 00:50

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23 Dec 2024, 04:17

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Since the end of the recently extended recession, prices for all of th

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souvik101990

10 Jul 2021, 10:53

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22 Dec 2024, 21:31

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In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldw

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mymba99

27 Jun 2021, 14:51

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22 Dec 2024, 21:03

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The physical structure of the human eye enables it to sense light of

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beckee529

18 Jun 2021, 08:16

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22 Dec 2024, 15:54

Redundant Words in SC

Mahmud6

01 Oct 2015, 08:53

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21 Dec 2024, 13:31

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One of the most important questions facing the American public in the

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09 Dec 2020, 00:50

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21 Dec 2024, 12:29

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The most vexing problem faced by researchers exploring wind-powered

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RaviChandra

21 Sep 2013, 11:17

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21 Dec 2024, 12:25

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Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated

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nakib77

13 Jun 2021, 05:21

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21 Dec 2024, 08:31

Poll: SC study notes from EGMAT course and other sources

somesh86

28 May 2018, 01:30

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21 Dec 2024, 07:25

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Pack 2 Q2 Studies show that even though physical activity is minimal

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

11 Oct 2019, 09:55

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21 Dec 2024, 05:25

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As with the RMS Titanic, the SS Andrea Doria suffered damage

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

08 Oct 2019, 21:08

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21 Dec 2024, 03:37

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Even though Clovis points, spear points with longitudinal grooves chip

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KC

06 Sep 2021, 02:15

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Most members of the presidents staff do not believe that the proposed

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Bunuel

01 Jun 2022, 01:30

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20 Dec 2024, 12:12

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Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be hazardous

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gmataspirant2009

15 Sep 2022, 04:12

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Ending a contentious political stalemate that frightened global

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emmak

22 Jun 2021, 11:37

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20 Dec 2024, 03:16

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In the seventh century B.C., the Roman alphabet was adapted from the

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souvik101990

09 Sep 2015, 13:36

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18 Dec 2024, 19:25

Receiver of Wreck is an official of the British government

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getgyan

08 Oct 2012, 03:32

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Hopes that the European Central Bank will reach a deal to help Spain a

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Mahmud6

29 Jul 2017, 10:01

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Teratomas are unusual forms of cancer because they are composed of tis

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smashingpumpkins

02 Jul 2021, 13:28

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Bunuel

20 Jun 2018, 23:58

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17 Dec 2024, 10:00

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Cost cutting and restructuring has allowed the manufacturing company

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AbdurRakib

13 Jun 2017, 13:15

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16 Dec 2024, 21:21

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In a speech before the Senate Banking Committee, the chairman of the F

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06 Jun 2021, 05:26

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16 Dec 2024, 21:13

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For years, employees had seen what they pay toward health

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vishu1414

21 Sep 2012, 18:11

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2009 had fewer new individual buyers of life insurance than

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voodoochild

26 Jul 2017, 20:54

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Large banks, hedge funds and private investors hungry for new and

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rajcools

10 May 2018, 23:10

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15 Dec 2024, 07:47

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GMAT Club World Cup 2022 (DAY 2): Named after Austrian player Marcus

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Bunuel

12 Jul 2022, 08:00

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15 Dec 2024, 01:44

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Although the cacao plant probably originated in the upper Amazon regio

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SVTTCGMAT

15 Sep 2022, 05:12

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14 Dec 2024, 11:40

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The Daughters of the American Revolution, a volunteer service organiza

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sidbidus

06 Nov 2018, 05:55

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13 Dec 2024, 09:42

With the exception of Frank and I, everyone in the class finished the

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Bunuel

01 Oct 2020, 08:19

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13 Dec 2024, 07:11

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The increase in unemployment rates, coupled with significantly increas

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thefibonacci

29 Jun 2014, 02:16

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12 Dec 2024, 13:35

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Elizabeth Barber, the author of both Prehistoric Textiles, a comprehen

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betterscore

12 Aug 2023, 02:02

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12 Dec 2024, 07:15

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A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the caribou into

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BukrsGmat

07 Nov 2018, 03:37

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12 Dec 2024, 03:10

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Biologists believe that they have found one of the substances that tel

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Hussain15

21 Oct 2018, 21:28

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11 Dec 2024, 11:40

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The telecom minister had been indicted by the Supreme court

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getgyan

07 Oct 2012, 21:48

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11 Dec 2024, 11:06

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A delegation of 60 farmers called on the chief minister so

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getgyan

07 Oct 2012, 22:30

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11 Dec 2024, 10:57

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The computer company has announced that it will purchase the color-pri

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LM

23 Jan 2023, 06:31

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11 Dec 2024, 05:35

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Lucky's tutor recommends that, in order to score well on GMAT, Luck

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Lucky2783

17 Jan 2019, 05:19

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11 Dec 2024, 04:12

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The arms control treaty will be ratified only insofar as it is verifia

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Bunuel

18 Mar 2022, 02:30

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10 Dec 2024, 21:36

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In the United States one of the earliest challengers of the economic

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generis

26 Apr 2019, 11:24

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