SQL | Structured Query Language Test

1.

What is the main language of Transact-SQL?

DDL
DML
DCL
None of the above

2.

Which of the following is the original purpose of SQL?

To specify the syntax and semantics of SQL data definition language
To specify the syntax and semantics of SQL manipulation language
To define the data structures
All of the above

3.

SQL can be used to

Create database structures only
Query database data only
Modify database data only
All of the above can be done by SQL

4.

Which one is a non-relational database?

Postgre
MySQL
MariaDB
MongoDB

5.

Which is the subset of SQL command used to manipulate Database structures, including tables?

Data Definition Language
Data Manipulation Language
Both of above
None of the above

6.

How to create index idx_pname for multiple columns (Lastname, Firstname) in a Person table?

CREATE INDEX idx_pname ON Person (LastName, FirstName);
CREATE INDEX idx_pname ON Person;
CREATE INDEX idx_pname ON Person (FirstName, LastName);
CREATE INDEX idx_pname Using (LastName, FirstName) ON Persons

7.

Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result-set?

ORDER BY
SORT
ORDER
SORT BY

8.

What can be the condition in the "WHERE" clause in a SQL query?

Condition that is to be met for the rows to be returned from result.
Boolean Condition only
Text condition only
None of the above

9.

Identify the average salary of the jobs 'MANAGER' and 'ANALYST'. Display job, average salary if the identified average salary is more than 1500.

select job, avg(sal) "Average Salary" from emp where job in('MANAGER','ANALYST') group by job having avg(sal)>=1500;
select job, avg(sal) "Average Salary" from emp where job in('MANAGER','ANALYST') group by job having avg(sal)>1500;
select job, avg(sal) "Average Salary" from emp where job in('MANAGER') group by job having avg(sal)>1500;
select job, sum(sal) "Average Salary" from emp where job in('MANAGER','ANALYST') order by job having avg(sal)>1500;

10.

If you don't specify ASC or DESC after a SQL ORDER BY clause, the following is used by default

ASC
DESC
Order by Randomly
No output

11.

How to delete the Customer name of Alfreds Futterkiste (CustomerID is 1) from the Customers table?

DELETE FROM Customers where CustomerName = Alfreds Futterkiste AND CustomerID = 1
Delete Customers Where ContactName = 'Alfred Schmidt' WHERE CustomerID = 1;
Delete Customers Where ContactName = 'Alfred Schmidt'
Delete Customers SET CustomerName =

12.

What is the significance of the statement “HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no

FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e

ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id

GROUP BY d.name

HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2

Filter out all rows whose total emp_id below 2
Delete the rows whose total emp_id>2
Filter out or select all rows whose total emp_id below 2
None of the mentioned

13.

With SQL, how can you return all the records from a table named "Persons" sorted descending by "FirstName"?

Select * from Persons SORT BY "FirstName" DESC;
Select * from Persons SORT "FirstName" DESC;
Select * from Persons ORDER BY "FirstName" DESC;
Select * from Persons ORDER "FirstName" DESC;

14.

Analyse the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not?

SELECT Name, Age, Firstname, Lastname

FROM EMPLOYEE

GROUP BY NAME, SALARY;

TRUE
FALSE

15.

You can delete a view with _____________ Command.

DROP VIEW
DELETE VIEW
REMOVE VIEW
TRUNCATE VIEW

16.

If emp_id contains the following set {-1, -2, 2, 3, -3, 1}, what will be the output on the execution of the following MySQL statement?

SELECT emp_id

FROM person

ORDER BY emp_id;

{-3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3}
{-1, 1, -2, 2, -3, 3}
{1, 2, 3, -1, -2, -3}
None of the mentioned

17.

Which SQL Query is used for updating the ContactName in the Customers table?

FROM Customers UPDATE ContactName = 'Adam Smith' WHERE CustomerID = 111;
Select Customers Update ContactName = 'Adam Smith' WHERE CustomerID = 111;
UPDATE ContactName = 'Adam Smith' from Customer WHERE CustomerID = 111;
UPDATE Customers SET ContactName = 'Adam Smith' WHERE CustomerID = 111;

18.

Which syntax is used for Drop Index (idx_pname) from the Person table in MYSQL?

DROP INDEX idx_pname;
DROP INDEX index_name from Person;
ALTER TABLE Person DROP INDEX idx_pname;
Cannot drop Index from table

19.

Syntax for create a views is _______

CREATE VIEW View_name AS SELECT
CREATE VIEW View_name AS UPDATE
CREATE NEW VIEW View_name
CREATE VIEW View_name AS UPDATE

20.

Which of the following query is correct for selecting the name of the staff from ''staffinfo'' table where salary is 10000 or 25000?

Select name from staffinfo where salary BETWEEN 10000 AND 25000;
Select name from staffinfo where salary IN 10000 AND 25000;
Both A and B
None of the above

21.

Select ________ dept_name from instructor;

Here which of the following displays the unique values of the column?

All
From
Distinct
Name

22.

Which of the SQL statement is correct?

Select Username AND Password FROM Users;
Select Username, Password FROM Users;
Select Username, Password Where Username = 'user1';
None of these

23.

Analyze the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not ?

select deptName

from Employee

having avg (salary)

group by deptName

where sex = 'M'

TRUE
FALSE

24.

What is the significance of “ORDER BY” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT emp_id, fname, lname

FROM person

ORDER BY emp_id;

Data of lname will be sorted
Data of emp_id will be sorted in descending order
Data of emp_id will be sorted in ascending order
All of the mentioned

25.

What is the significance of the statement “GROUP BY d.name” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no

FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e

ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id

GROUP BY d.name

Aggregation of the field “name” of both table
Aggregation of the field “name” of table “department”
Sorting of the field “name”
None of the mentioned

26.

Select ID, name, dept name, salary * 1.1 where instructor;

The query given below will not give an error. Which one of the following has to be replaced to get the desired output?

Salary*1.1
ID
Where
Instructor

27.

The ___ clause allows us to select only those rows in the result relation of the clause that satisfy a specified predicate.

Where, from
From, select
Select, from
From, where

28.

Find the names of the countries whose condition is sunny

Select country from location where condition = 'sunny';
Select country from location where city IN (Select city from weather WHERE condition = 'sunny');
Select country from location where city NOT IN (SELECT city FROM weather WHERE condition = 'sunny');
SELECT country from location where city UNION (Select city from weather WHERE condition = 'sunny');

29.

Which one is not used in SQL?

Create Table
Create Index
Create Unique Index
Create Table Column

30.

What is the meaning of the “ORDER BY” clause in MySQL?

Sorting your result
Aggregation of fields
Conditions in SQL
None of the mentioned

31.

Can you validate the statement?

An ORDER BY can be used in a subquery.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

32.

A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in

Parenthesis -- (…).
Brackets -- […].
Capital Letters.
Braces--{…}.

33.

Which of the following operators cannot be used in a sub-query?

AND, OR
< , > >, <>

34.

Which of the following clause is mandatorily used in a sub-query?

SELECT
WHERE
ORDER BY
GROUP BY

35.

Where subqueries can not be used?

Field names in the SELECT statement
The WHERE clause only in the SELECT statement
The WHERE clause in SELECT as well as all DML statements
The FROM clause in the SELECT statement

36.

Can you validate the statement?

A column with a Unique key has duplicate values.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

37.

Can you validate the statement?

We can use the index on columns that contain a high number of NULL values.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

38.

How many Primary Keys can have in a table?

1 only
2 only
Depends on no of Columns
Depends on DBA

39.

A ______ index is created based on only one table column.

Implicit
Unique
single-column
Composite

40.

Which key accepts multiple NULL values?

Foreign Key
Unique Key
Primary Key
None of the above

41.

Evaluate this SQL statement:

SELECT employee_id, e.department_id, department_name, salary

FROM employees e, departments d

WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id;

Which SQL statement is equivalent to the above SQL statement?

SELECT employee_id, department_id, department_name, salary FROM employees WHERE department_id IN (SELECT department_id FROM departments);
SELECT employee_id, department_id, department_name, salary FROM employees NATURAL JOIN departments;
SELECT employee_id, d.department_id, department_name, salary FROM employees e JOIN departments d ON e.department_id = d.department_id;
SELECT employee_id, department_id, department_name, salary FROM employees JOIN departments USING (e.department_id, d.department_id);

42.

In the absence of WHERE condition this JOIN will function like a _______.

Inner
Cartesian
Outer
Left

43.

What is the syntax for joining two tables? Pick Two

SELECT Column Names FROM Table 1 JOIN Table 2 ON Condition JOIN Table 3 ON Condition
SELECT * FROM Table 1 JOIN Table 2 ON Condition JOIN Table 3 ON Condition
SELECT Column from Table 1 Join Table 2, Table 3 ON Condition
SELECT Column from Table 1 AND SELECT Column from Table 2

44.

Below image depicts:

SELF JOIN
INNER JOIN
FULL OUTER JOIN
None of the above

45.

What is the function of Full Outer Join in SQL?

Matches rows from two tables based on the values in common columns from each table
It includes all rows from the joined tables whether or not the other table has the matching row.Includes unmatched rows from one table and match rows from two tables based on the values in common columns from each table .
Includes unmatched rows from one table and match rows from two tables based on the values in common columns from each table
None of the above

46.

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders INNER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders LEFT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders RIGHT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders FULLY OUTER Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;

47.

Can you validate the statement?

Join is different from Inner join.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

48.

Statement: Join for each row of one table to every row of another table.

Which Join?

Inner
Cartesian
Outer
Left

49.

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders LEFT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders INNER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders RIGHT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders ADD Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;

50.

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders INNER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders LEFT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders RIGHT OUTER JOIN Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;
SELECT Orders.OrderID, Customers.CustomerName, Orders.OrderDate FROM Orders FULLY OUTER Customers ON Orders.CustomerID=Customers.CustomerID;

51.

The _____ aggregation operation adds up all the values of the attribute

add
avg
max
sum

52.

Which of the following set of operations is a valid set of Aggregate operations in SQL?

COUNT, MAX, AVG, SUM
MAX, AVG, SUM, SELECT
UNION, COUNT, MIN, DESC
AVG, MIN, MAX, ASC

53.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee

where name Like 'T%';

3
5
1
4

54.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee

where name Like 'S%' and Dept ='HR';

3
1
8
4

55.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Salary >500;

8
6
2
4

56.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT SUM(Salary) from Salesemployee

where Name = 'Tom';

1000
500
2500
3000

57.

Which of the following do you need to consider when you make a table in SQL?

Data types
Primary keys
Default values
All of the above

58.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT MIN(Salary) from Salesemployee

WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

200
500
700
100

59.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT COUNT(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

8
4
2

60.

Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value?

MOST
TOP
MAX
UPPER

SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no
FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e
ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id
GROUP BY d.name
HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2

SELECT Name, Age, Firstname, Lastname
FROM EMPLOYEE
GROUP BY NAME, SALARY;

SELECT employee_id, e.department_id, department_name, salary
FROM employees e, departments d
WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question
What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee
where name Like 'T%';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question
What is the output of following query ?
SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee
WHERE Salary >500;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question
What is the output of following query ?
SELECT SUM(Salary) from Salesemployee
where Name = 'Tom';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question
What is the output of following query ?
SELECT MIN(Salary) from Salesemployee
WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE TEST

What is the main language of Transact-SQL?

Which of the following is the original purpose of SQL?

SQL can be used to

Which one is a non-relational database?

Which is the subset of SQL command used to manipulate Database structures, including tables?

How to create index idx_pname for multiple columns (Lastname, Firstname) in a Person table?

Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result-set?

What can be the condition in the "WHERE" clause in a SQL query?

Identify the average salary of the jobs 'MANAGER' and 'ANALYST'. Display job, average salary if the identified average salary is more than 1500.

If you don't specify ASC or DESC after a SQL ORDER BY clause, the following is used by default

How to delete the Customer name of Alfreds Futterkiste (CustomerID is 1) from the Customers table?

What is the significance of the statement “HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2” in the following MySQL statement? SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id GROUP BY d.name HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2

With SQL, how can you return all the records from a table named "Persons" sorted descending by "FirstName"?

Analyse the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not? SELECT Name, Age, Firstname, Lastname FROM EMPLOYEE GROUP BY NAME, SALARY;

You can delete a view with _____________ Command.

If emp_id contains the following set {-1, -2, 2, 3, -3, 1}, what will be the output on the execution of the following MySQL statement? SELECT emp_id FROM person ORDER BY emp_id;

Which SQL Query is used for updating the ContactName in the Customers table?

Which syntax is used for Drop Index (idx_pname) from the Person table in MYSQL?

Syntax for create a views is _______

Which of the following query is correct for selecting the name of the staff from ''staffinfo'' table where salary is 10000 or 25000?

Select ________ dept_name from instructor; Here which of the following displays the unique values of the column?

Which of the SQL statement is correct?

Analyze the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not ? select deptName from Employee having avg (salary) group by deptName where sex = 'M'

What is the significance of “ORDER BY” in the following MySQL statement? SELECT emp_id, fname, lname FROM person ORDER BY emp_id;

What is the significance of the statement “GROUP BY d.name” in the following MySQL statement? SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id GROUP BY d.name

Select ID, name, dept name, salary * 1.1 where instructor; The query given below will not give an error. Which one of the following has to be replaced to get the desired output?

The _______ clause allows us to select only those rows in the result relation of the ____ clause that satisfy a specified predicate.

Find the names of the countries whose condition is sunny

Which one is not used in SQL?

What is the meaning of the “ORDER BY” clause in MySQL?

Can you validate the statement? An ORDER BY can be used in a subquery. True or False?

A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in

Which of the following operators cannot be used in a sub-query?

Which of the following clause is mandatorily used in a sub-query?

Where subqueries can not be used?

Can you validate the statement? A column with a Unique key has duplicate values. True or False?

Can you validate the statement? We can use the index on columns that contain a high number of NULL values. True or False?

How many Primary Keys can have in a table?

A ______ index is created based on only one table column.

Which key accepts multiple NULL values?

Evaluate this SQL statement: SELECT employee_id, e.department_id, department_name, salary FROM employees e, departments d WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id; Which SQL statement is equivalent to the above SQL statement?

In the absence of WHERE condition this JOIN will function like a _______.

What is the syntax for joining two tables? Pick Two

Below image depicts:

What is the function of Full Outer Join in SQL?

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

Can you validate the statement? Join is different from Inner join. True or False?

Statement: Join for each row of one table to every row of another table. Which Join?

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

Analyze the following tables and output and choose the correct query to achieve the output.

The _____ aggregation operation adds up all the values of the attribute

Which of the following set of operations is a valid set of Aggregate operations in SQL?

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee where name Like 'T%';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee where name Like 'S%' and Dept ='HR';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee WHERE Salary >500;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT SUM(Salary) from Salesemployee where Name = 'Tom';

Which of the following do you need to consider when you make a table in SQL?

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT MIN(Salary) from Salesemployee WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT COUNT(*) from Salesemployee WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value?

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What is the significance of the statement “HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no

FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e

ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id

GROUP BY d.name

HAVING COUNT (emp_id)>2

Analyse the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not?

SELECT Name, Age, Firstname, Lastname

FROM EMPLOYEE

GROUP BY NAME, SALARY;

If emp_id contains the following set {-1, -2, 2, 3, -3, 1}, what will be the output on the execution of the following MySQL statement?

SELECT emp_id

FROM person

ORDER BY emp_id;

Select ________ dept_name from instructor;

Here which of the following displays the unique values of the column?

Analyze the following Query and Mark the answer whether it's the correct query or not ?

select deptName

from Employee

having avg (salary)

group by deptName

where sex = 'M'

What is the significance of “ORDER BY” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT emp_id, fname, lname

FROM person

ORDER BY emp_id;

What is the significance of the statement “GROUP BY d.name” in the following MySQL statement?

SELECT d.name, COUNT (emp_id) emp_no

FROM department d INNER JOIN Employee e

ON d.dept_id=e.emp_id

GROUP BY d.name

Select ID, name, dept name, salary * 1.1 where instructor;

The query given below will not give an error. Which one of the following has to be replaced to get the desired output?

The ___ clause allows us to select only those rows in the result relation of the clause that satisfy a specified predicate.

Can you validate the statement?

An ORDER BY can be used in a subquery.

True or False?

Can you validate the statement?

A column with a Unique key has duplicate values.

True or False?

Can you validate the statement?

We can use the index on columns that contain a high number of NULL values.

True or False?

Evaluate this SQL statement:

SELECT employee_id, e.department_id, department_name, salary

FROM employees e, departments d

WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id;

Which SQL statement is equivalent to the above SQL statement?

Can you validate the statement?

Join is different from Inner join.

True or False?

Statement: Join for each row of one table to every row of another table.

Which Join?

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee

where name Like 'T%';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(Salary) from Salesemployee

where name Like 'S%' and Dept ='HR';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Salary >500;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT SUM(Salary) from Salesemployee

where Name = 'Tom';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT MIN(Salary) from Salesemployee

WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT COUNT(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Employee_ID % 2 <> 0 ;

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