SQL | Structured Query Language Test

1.

Which one is a non-relational database?

Postgre
MySQL
MariaDB
MongoDB

2.

Which file type is used for database backup?

BAK
TXT
XML
XLSX

3.

What is the meaning of a Database?

Collection of structured information
Database stores SQL Query
Database is a kind of view table
None of the above

4.

Which one is not part of the Database backup file?

Full
Differential
Transaction log
Backup log

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

ORDER BY
SORT
ORDER
SORT BY

8.

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "Firstname" ends with an ''a''?

Select * from Persons where Firstname='a'
Select * from Persons where Firstname Like 'a%'
Select * from Persons where Firstname like '%a'
Select * from Persons where Firstname='%a%'

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

Select ________ dept_name from instructor;

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

All
From
Distinct
Name

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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 =

19.

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

20.

Which one is not used in SQL?

Create Table
Create Index
Create Unique Index
Create Table Column

21.

Can you validate the statement?

"ORDER BY" can only be used by WHERE Clause.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

22.

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;

23.

Which command is used to change the definition of a table in SQL ?

CREATE
UPDATE
ALTER
SELECT

24.

Find all the cities whose humidity is 89

Select city where humidity = 89;
Select city from weather where humidity = 89;
Select humidity = 89 from weather;
Select city from Weather;

25.

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;

26.

What is the meaning of the “HAVING” clause in MySQL?

To filter out the row values
To filter out the column values
To filter out the row and column values
None of the mentioned

27.

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

28.

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;

29.

You need to find out the names of all employees who belong to the same department as the employee 'Jessica Butcher' who is in department 100 and has an employee ID 40. Which of the following queries will be correct?

SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees WHERE last_name = 'Butcher' And first_name = 'Jessica';
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees WHERE department =100;
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees WHERE department = (SELECT department FROM employees WHERE first_name = 'Jessica' AND last_name = 'Butcher');
SELECT first_name, last_name FROM employees WHERE department = (SELECT department FROM employees WHERE first_name = 'Jessica' AND last_name = 'Butcher' AND department = 100 AND employee_id = 40);

30.

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

31.

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

SELECT
WHERE
ORDER BY
GROUP BY

32.

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

33.

Which of the following is true about sub-queries?

They execute after the main query executes
They execute in parallel to the main query
The user can execute the main query and then, if wanted, execute the sub-query
They execute before the main query executes

34.

A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in

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

35.

Can you validate the statement?

A subquery can be used anywhere an expression is allowed.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

36.

By default, which key creates Clustered index?

Foreign Key constraint
Unique Key constraint
Primary Key constraint
None of the above

37.

Which key accepts multiple NULL values?

Foreign Key
Unique Key
Primary Key
None of the above

38.

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

39.

How many Primary Keys can have in a table?

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

40.

Which of the following is not a Key in SQL Server?

Primary
Foreign
Alternate
Power

41.

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

Which Join?

Inner
Cartesian
Outer
Left

42.

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;

43.

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

Inner
Cartesian
Outer
Left

44.

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

45.

Choose the correct query for the below scenario.

SELECT * FROM employees RIGHT departments ON employees.department_id = departments.department_id;
SELECT * FROM employees LEFT departments ON employees.department_id = departments.department_id;
SELECT * FROM employees JOIN departments ON employees.department_id = departments.department_id;
SELECT * FROM employee JOIN department ON employee.department_id = department.department_id;

46.

Can you validate the statement?

Alias is used in Joins.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

47.

Can you validate the statement?

Join is different from Inner join.

True or False?

TRUE
FALSE

48.

Where are Joins used?

To combine records from two or more tables in a database
Joins used in Data Definition Language
Joins used in aggregate function
SQL combines the result-set of two or more SELECT statements.

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 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;

50.

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);

51.

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

52.

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

53.

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

54.

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

55.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Gender = 'Male';

8
4
5
3

56.

Which of the following is incorrect SQL?

Select max(Marks) from student;
Select sum(Marks) from student;
Select max(Marks1+Marks2) from student;
Select max(Marks1, Marks2) from student;

57.

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

58.

Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value?

MOST
TOP
MAX
UPPER

59.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Salary >=500 and Dept = 'Sales';

8
6
3
4

60.

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Max(Salary) from Salesemployee

WHERE Gender = 'Male';

1000
1500
500
200

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 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 ;

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 Max(Salary) from Salesemployee
WHERE Gender = 'Male';

STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE TEST

Which one is a non-relational database?

Which file type is used for database backup?

What is the meaning of a Database?

Which one is not part of the Database backup file?

Which of the following is the original purpose of SQL?

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

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

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "Firstname" ends with an ''a''?

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

Which of the SQL statement is correct?

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

Which one is not used in SQL?

Can you validate the statement? "ORDER BY" can only be used by WHERE Clause. True or False?

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

Which command is used to change the definition of a table in SQL ?

Find all the cities whose humidity is 89

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

What is the meaning of the “HAVING” clause in MySQL?

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

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

You need to find out the names of all employees who belong to the same department as the employee 'Jessica Butcher' who is in department 100 and has an employee ID 40. Which of the following queries will be correct?

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;

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

Where subqueries can not be used?

Which of the following is true about sub-queries?

A subquery in an SQL SELECT statement is enclosed in

Can you validate the statement? A subquery can be used anywhere an expression is allowed. True or False?

By default, which key creates Clustered index?

Which key accepts multiple NULL values?

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?

Which of the following is not a Key in SQL Server?

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.

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

What is the syntax for joining two tables? Pick Two

Choose the correct query for the below scenario.

Can you validate the statement? Alias is used in Joins. True or False?

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

Where are Joins used?

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

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?

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 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(*) from Salesemployee WHERE Salary >500;

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT Count(*) from Salesemployee WHERE Gender = 'Male';

Which of the following is incorrect 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%';

Which SQL keyword is used to retrieve a maximum value?

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

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question What is the output of following query ? SELECT Max(Salary) from Salesemployee WHERE Gender = 'Male';

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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

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?

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?

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;

Can you validate the statement?

"ORDER BY" can only be used by WHERE Clause.

True or False?

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

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;

Can you validate the statement?

A subquery can be used anywhere an expression is allowed.

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?

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

Which Join?

Can you validate the statement?

Alias is used in Joins.

True or False?

Can you validate the statement?

Join is different from Inner join.

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?

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 ;

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 Count(*) from Salesemployee

WHERE Gender = 'Male';

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 and Dept = 'Sales';

Use below table (Salesemployee) and answer the following question

What is the output of following query ?

SELECT Max(Salary) from Salesemployee

WHERE Gender = 'Male';

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