1 What SQL statement is used to create a new view called "employee_view"?

Option A : CREATE VIEW employee_view AS SELECT * FROM employees;

Option B : NEW VIEW employee_view AS SELECT * FROM employees;
Option C : MAKE VIEW employee_view AS SELECT * FROM employees;
Option D : INSERT VIEW employee_view AS SELECT * FROM employees;

2 What can you use to submit SQL statements for execution?

Option A : PHP
Option B : JAVA
Option C : SQL Developer
Option D : SQL*Plus

3
What does the SQL statement SELECT employee_id, salary * 1.1 AS new_salary FROM employees; do
?

Option A : Increases each employee's salary by 10%

Option B : Retrieves employee IDs and their current salary
Option C : Calculates a new salary without modifying the original
Option D : Retrieves only employees with new salaries

4 Which SQL statement is used to update data in a database?

Option A : MODIFY
Option B : UPDATE
Option C : SET
Option D : CHANGE

5 Which SQL function returns the largest value?

Option A : MAX
Option B : TRUNCATE
Option C : MIN
Option D : DELETE

6
If you want to display a numeric value with dollar signs and commas, which of the following is the best a
pproach to take?

Option A : The TO_NUMBER function with a format model

Option B : The TO_CHAR function with a format model
 Option C :
A combination of string literals that contain commas and dollar signs, along with the CONCAT function
Option D : The MONEY data type

7 Which command is used to grant privileges to a user in SQL?

Option A : ALLOW SELECT ON employees TO user_name;

Option B : GRANT SELECT ON employees TO user_name;
Option C : PERMIT SELECT ON employees TO user_name;
Option D : AUTHORIZED SELECT ON employees TO user_name;

8 What is a view in SQL?

Option A : A stored procedure

Option B : A virtual table based on a query
Option C : A physical table
Option D : A command to manipulate data

9 What command is used to retrieve data from a database?

Option A : INSERT
Option B : SELECT
Option C : UPDATE
Option D : DELETE

10 Which SQL statement will retrieve all columns from the "employees" table?

Option A : SELECT ALL FROM employees;

Option B : SELECT * FROM employees;
Option C : GET * FROM employees;
Option D : RETRIEVE * FROM employees;

11 What does the WHERE clause do in SQL?

Option A : Filters records

Option B : Sorts records
Option C : Groups records
Option D : Deletes records

12 How can you get the employee count grouped by job title?

Option A : SELECT job_title, COUNT(*) FROM employees;

Option B : SELECT job_title, COUNT(*) FROM employees GROUP BY job_title;
 Option C : SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees GROUP BY job_title;
Option D : SELECT job_title, SUM(*) FROM employees;

13
How do you remove all records from the "employees" table without removing the table itself?

Option A : DELETE ALL FROM employees;

Option B : REMOVE ALL FROM employees;
Option C : TRUNCATE TABLE employees;
Option D : DROP TABLE employees;

14 Which of the following is a valid SQL comment?

Option A : /* This is a comment */

Option B : # This is a comment
Option C : -- This is a comment
Option D : All of the above

15
You need to determine the day of the week for a particular date in the future. Which function will reveal t
his information?

Option A : TO_CHAR
Option B : DAY_OF_WEEK
Option C : TO_DATE
Option D : None of the above

16 Which SQL function is used to count the number of rows in a table?

Option A : COUNT(*)
Option B : SUM(*)
Option C : TOTAL(*)
Option D : NUMBER(*)

17 Which SQL statement will update the salary of an employee with ID 101 to 6000?

Option A : UPDATE employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE id = 101;

Option B : UPDATE employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE employee_id = 101;
Option C : MODIFY employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE employee_id = 101;
Option D : CHANGE employees SET salary = 6000 WHERE employee_id = 101;

18 Which SQL clause is used to specify the condition for a JOIN?

 Option A : ON
Option B : WHERE
Option C : JOIN
Option D : WITH

19 What does the JOIN clause do in SQL?

Option A : Combines rows from two or more tables

Option B : Deletes rows from a table
Option C : Updates rows in a table
Option D : None of the above

20
Which SQL statement can be used to get the last name of employees with IDs 101 and 102?

Option A :
SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE employee_id = 101 OR employee_id = 102;
Option B : SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE employee_id IN (101, 102);
Option C : SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE employee_id = (101, 102);
Option D :
SELECT last_name FROM employees WHERE employee_id = 101 AND employee_id = 102;

21 Which SQL statement will add a new employee record to the "employees" table?

Option A : ADD INTO employees (first_name, last_name) VALUES ('John', 'Doe');

Option B : INSERT INTO employees (first_name, last_name) VALUES ('John', 'Doe');
Option C : INSERT RECORD INTO employees (first_name, last_name) VALUES ('John', 'Doe');
Option D : INSERT NEW INTO employees (first_name, last_name) VALUES ('John', 'Doe');

22 What is the result of this SQL statement?

SELECT ROUND(123.456, 2) FROM dual;

Option A : 123.46
Option B : 123.45
Option C : 123
Option D : 123.4

23 What does the GROUP BY clause do?

Option A : Groups rows that have the same values

Option B : Sorts rows in ascending order
Option C : Filters rows
Option D : Joins two tables
 24 How can you count the number of distinct job titles in the "employees" table?

Option A : SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT job_title) FROM employees;

Option B : SELECT UNIQUE job_title COUNT() FROM employees;
Option C : SELECT NUMBER(DISTINCT job_title) FROM employees;
Option D : SELECT TOTAL(DISTINCT job_title) FROM employees;

25 The DESC command can be used to do which of the following?

Option A : Show a table’s columns and the data types of those columns
Option B : Show a brief paragraph describing what the table does
Option C : Show a table’s name and who created it
Option D : Show the data that is contained within a table

26
What does the SQL statement ALTER TABLE employees DROP COLUMN middle_name; do?

Option A : Removes the "middle_name" column from the "employees" table

Option B : Renames the "middle_name" column
Option C : Modifies the "middle_name" column
Option D : Adds a new "middle_name" column

27 What keyword is used to remove duplicates from a result set?

Option A : DISTINCT
Option B : UNIQUE
Option C : DIFFERENT
Option D : NO_DUPLICATES

28 What is the purpose of the HAVING clause?

Option A : To sort records

Option B : To filter records after grouping
Option C : To update records
Option D : To join tables

29
How can you select all records from the "employees" table where the "department_id" is 10?

Option A : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE department_id = 10;

Option B : SELECT * FROM employees IF department_id = 10;
Option C : SELECT ALL FROM employees WHERE department_id = 10;
 Option D : GET * FROM employees WHERE department_id = 10;

30 How do you rename a column in the "employees" table?

Option A : CHANGE COLUMN old_name TO new_name IN employees;

Option B : RENAME COLUMN old_name TO new_name IN employees;
Option C : ALTER TABLE employees RENAME COLUMN old_name TO new_name;
Option D : MODIFY COLUMN old_name TO new_name IN employees;

31 What is the default sorting order of the ORDER BY clause?

Option A : Descending
Option B : Ascending
Option C : Random
Option D : None of the above

32 What does the SQL statement ROLLBACK; do?

Option A : Commits changes to the database

Option B : Undoes changes made during the current transaction
Option C : Saves changes permanently
Option D : None of the above

33 Which SQL command is used to create a new user in the database?

Option A : NEW USER new_user WITH password;

Option B : CREATE USER new_user IDENTIFIED BY password;
Option C : ADD USER new_user IDENTIFIED BY password;
Option D : INSERT USER new_user IDENTIFIED BY password;

34
Which SQL statement will retrieve employees with a salary greater than 5000 and less than 10000?

Option A : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary BETWEEN 5000 AND 10000;
Option B : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary > 5000 AND salary < 10000;
Option C : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary >= 5000 AND salary <= 10000;
Option D : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary IN (5000, 10000);

35 What is the purpose of the INDEX in SQL?

Option A : To speed up the retrieval of rows

Option B : To enforce uniqueness
Option C : To sort data
 Option D : All of the above

36
What does the SQL statement SELECT * FROM employees WHERE hire_date IS NOT NULL; do?

Option A : Retrieves employees hired on a specific date

Option B : Retrieves employees with no hire date
Option C : Retrieves all employees hired
Option D : Retrieves employees with a hire date

37 Which SQL command is used to set a primary key on the "employees" table?

Option A : CREATE PRIMARY KEY ON employees(employee_id);

Option B : ALTER TABLE employees SET PRIMARY KEY (employee_id);
Option C :
ALTER TABLE employees ADD CONSTRAINT pk_employee_id PRIMARY KEY (employee_id);
Option D : ADD PRIMARY KEY (employee_id) TO employees;

38 What SQL statement is used to add a new column "birthdate" to the "employees" table?

Option A : ADD COLUMN birthdate DATE TO employees;

Option B : ALTER TABLE employees ADD birthdate DATE;
Option C : INSERT COLUMN birthdate DATE INTO employees;
Option D : MODIFY TABLE employees ADD birthdate DATE;

39 How do you find employees with salaries between 3000 and 7000?

Option A : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary > 3000 AND salary < 7000;
Option B : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary BETWEEN 3000 AND 7000;
Option C : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary >= 3000 AND salary <= 7000;
Option D : SELECT * FROM employees WHERE salary IN (3000, 7000);

40 Which one of the following is a DML statement?

Option A : ADD
Option B : ALTER
Option C : UPDATE
Option D : MODIFY