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This document contains a 20 question SQL test covering topics like SQL statements, data definition language (DDL), data manipulation language (DML), data types, constraints, joins, aggregation functions, variables and more. For each question there are typically 4-5 answer choices to select from.

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SQL Interview

This document contains a 20 question SQL test covering topics like SQL statements, data definition language (DDL), data manipulation language (DML), data types, constraints, joins, aggregation functions, variables and more. For each question there are typically 4-5 answer choices to select from.

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SQL Server Test Paper

Marks: 20
Time: 30 Minutes

1. You need to display the last_name of those employees who have the letter “A” as the second
character in their names. Which SQL statement displays the required results?

a. SELECT last_name FROM EMP WHERE last_name LIKE ‘_A%’;


b. SELECT last_name FROM EMP WHERE last name =’*A%’
c. SELECT last_name FROM EMP WHERE last name =’_A%’;
d. SELECT last_name FROM EMP WHERE last name LIKE ‘*A%’

2. Which of the following has been achieved by the following SQL codes?
SELECT * FROM employees WHERE hire_date < '01-01-1999' AND salary > 3500
a. only those hired before 1999 and earning less than $3500 a month are returned
b. compile time error
c. only those hired after 1999 and earning more than $3500 a month are returned
d. runtime error
e. only those hired before 1999 and earning more than $3500 a month are returned

3. Examine the structure of the EMPLOYEES table:


EMPLOYEE_ID INT Primary Key ,FIRST_NAME VARCHAR(25) ,LAST_NAME VARCHAR(25)
Which three statements inserts a row into the table? (Choose three)

A. INSERT INTO employees VALUES ( NULL, ‘John’,‘Smith’)

B. INSERT INTO employees( first_name, last_name) VALUES(‘John’,‘Smith’)

C. INSERT INTO employees VALUES (1000,‘John’,NULL)

D. INSERT INTO employees(first_name,last_name, employee_id) VALUES ( 1000, ‘John’,‘Smith’)

E. INSERT INTO employees (employee_id) VALUES (1000)

F. INSERT INTO employees (employee_id, first_name, last_name) VALUES ( 1000, ‘John’,NULL)

4. Which SQL statement would you use to remove a table called EMP_DEPT_VU from your database?

a. DROP emp_dept_vu
b. DELETE FROM emp_dept_vu
c. REMOVE TABLEemp_dept_vu
d. DROP TABLE emp_dept_vu
e. TRUNCATE TABLE emp_dept_vu

5. Which are DML statements? (Choose all that apply.)

a. COMMIT
b. UPDATE
c. DELETE
d. CREATE
e. DROP
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6. A data manipulation language statement _____.

a. completes a transaction on a table


b. modifies the structure and data in a table
c. modifies the data but not the structure of a table
d. modifies the structure but not the data of a table

7. You need to produce a report for mailing labels for all customers. The mailing label must have only
the customer name and address. The CUSTOMERS table has these columns:

CUST_ID INT NOT NULL

CUST_NAME VARCHAR (100) NOT NULL

CUST_ADDRESS VARCHAR (150)

CUST_PHONE VARCHAR (20)

Which SELECT statement accomplishes this task?

a. SELECT *FROM customers;


b. SELECT name, address FROM customers;
c. SELECT id, name, address, phone FROM customers;
d. SELECT cust_name, cust_address FROM customers;
e. SELECT cust_id, cust_name, cust_address, cust_phone FROM customers

8. Which two constraint cannot contain NULL values?

a. NOT NULL
b. CHECK
c. PRIMARY KEY
d. FOREIGN KEY

9. The EMP table contains these columns:

LAST_NAME VARCHAR (25)


SALARY MONEY
DEPARTMENT_ID INT
You need to display the employees who have not been assigned to any department. You write the
SELECT statement:
SELECT LAST_NAME, SALARY, DEPARTMENT_ID FROM EMP WHERE DEPARTMENT_ID IS NULL
What is true about this SQL statement?

a. The SQL statement displays the desired results.


b. The column in the WHERE clause should be changed to display the desired results.
c. The operator in the WHERE clause should be changed to display the desired results.
d. The WHERE clause should be changed to use an outer join to display the desired results.
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10. You need to change the definition of an existing table. The COMMERCIALS table needs a new
column DESCRIPTION which can hold characters up to 2000 bytes. Which statement is valid?

a. ALTER TABLE commercials MODIFY (description CHAR(2000));


b. ALTER TABLE commercials add (description CHAR(2000));
c. ALTER TABLE commercials alter (description VARCHAR(2000));
d. ALTER TABLE commercials alter column Description varchar(2000)

11. Which is a valid CREATE TABLE statement?

a. CREATE TABLE EMP9$# (emp_id int);


b. CREATE TABLE EMP123 (emp_id int);
c. CREATE TABLE ADD AS (pack_id int);
d. CREATE TABLE 1EMP_TEST (emp_id int);

12. What does the drop statement do?

a. Remove the table from database by removing its relationships, constraints, grant and
revoke permissions.
b. Removes all rows from a table
c. Shortens the table to 10 rows
d. Removes all columns from a table
e. Removes foreign keys from a table

13. The ORDERS table has these columns

ORDER_ID INT NOT NULL


CUSTOMER_ID INT NOT NULL
ORDER_TOTAL MONEY
The ORDERS table tracks the Order number, the order total and the customer to whom the Order
belongs. Which two statements retrieve orders with an inclusive total that ranges between 100 and
2000 dollars? (Choose Two).

a. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders RANGE ON order_total (100


AND 2000) INCLUSIVE
b. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders HAVING order total BETWEEN
100 and 2000
c. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders WHERE order_total BETWEEN
100 and 2000
d. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order_total FROM orders WHERE order_total >= 100 and
<=2000
e. SELECT customer_id, order_id, order _total FROM orders WHERE order_total>= 100 and
order_total <=2000.
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14. To raise the SAL of employees by 2000 for job CLERK and whose ENAME contains a ‘U’

a. update set SAL = 2000 where JOB= ‘CLERK’;


b. update EMP set SAL = SAL + 2000
c. update EMP set SAL =SAL+2000 where ENAME=’%U%’ or JOB == ‘CLERK’;
d. update EMP set SAL =SAL+2000 where ENAME LIKE ’%U%’ and JOB = ‘CLERK’;

15. To display employees who have manager

a. Select * from emp where mgr!=null;


b. Select * from emp where mgr!=0;
c. Select * from emp where mgr Is null;
d. Select * from emp where mgr Is not null;

16. What is that statement which is used to modify an existing procedure?

a) Alter procedure

b) Modify procedure

c) Create Procedure

d) Update Procedure

17. _______________ function can execute on any datatype

a. Count
b. Max
c. Avg
d. Sum
e. Min

18. Table name Emp has following details.

EMPNO ENAME SAL


A822 RAMASWAMY 3500
A812 NARAYAN 5000
A973 UMESH NULL
A500 BALAJI 5750

Using the above data

Select count(sal) from Emp will retrieve

a) 1 b) 0 c) 3 d) None

19. To declare variable name which can hold 50 characters in SQL Server

a. Varchar name
b. Declare @name varchar
c. Declare @name varchar(50)
d. @name varchar(50)
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20. Which query retrieves the unique City from the Employee table?
a. SELECT DISTINCT City FROM Employee
b. SELECT UNIQUE City FROM Employee
c. SELECT DISTINCT *, City FROM Employee
d. SELECT MIN(City) FROM Employee

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