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DataBase Management System (DBMS) (Chapter - Relational Modal) Solved MCQs (Set-1)

This document contains a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the Relational Model in Database Management Systems (DBMS). It covers key concepts such as relational algebra, integrity constraints, keys, and the structure of relations. Each question is followed by the correct answer, providing a comprehensive overview of fundamental DBMS principles.

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DataBase Management System (DBMS) (Chapter - Relational Modal) Solved MCQs (Set-1)

This document contains a set of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to the Relational Model in Database Management Systems (DBMS). It covers key concepts such as relational algebra, integrity constraints, keys, and the structure of relations. Each question is followed by the correct answer, providing a comprehensive overview of fundamental DBMS principles.

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DataBase Management System (DBMS)

MCQs [set-1]

Chapter: Relational Modal

1. Relational Algebra is a __________ query language that takes two relations as


input and produces another relation as an output of the query.
A. Relational
B. Structural
C. Procedural
D. Fundamental
Answer: C
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A. Predicates, relation a
B. Relation, Predicates
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C. Operation, Predicates
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D. Relation, Operation
Answer: A
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3. The ___________ operation, denoted by ?, allows us to find tuples that are in one
relation but are not in another.
A. Union
B. Set-difference
C. Difference
D. Intersection
Answer: B

4. In precedence of set operators, the expression is evaluated from


A. Left to left
B. Left to right
C. Right to left
D. From user specification
Answer: B

5. Which one of the following is a set of one or more attributes taken collectively to
uniquely identify a record?
A. Candidate key
B. Sub key
C. Super key
D. Foreign key
Answer: C

6. Consider attributes ID, CITY and NAME. Which one of this can be considered
as a super key?
A. NAME
B. ID
C. CITY
D. CITY, ID
Answer: B

7. A _____ is a property of the entire relation, rather than of the individual tuples
in which each tuple is unique.
A. Rows
B. Key
C. Attribute
D. Fields
Answer: B

8. An attribute in a relation is a foreign key if the _______ key from one relation is
used as an attribute in that relation.
A. Candidate
B. Primary
C. Super
D. Sub
Answer: B

9. The relation with the attribute which is the primary key is referenced in another
relation. The relation which has the attribute as a primary key is called
______________
A. Referential relation

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B. Referencing relation
C. Referenced relation
D. Referred relation
Answer: C

10. The ______ is the one in which the primary key of one relation is used as a
normal attribute in another relation.
A. Referential relation
B. Referencing relation
C. Referenced relation
D. Referred relation
Answer: C

11. A _________ integrity constraint requires that the values appearing in specified
attributes
of any tuple in the referencing relation also appear in specified attributes of at least
one tuple in
the referenced relation.
A. Referential
B. Referencing
C. Specific
D. Primary
Answer: A

12. A relational database consists of a collection of


A. Tables
B. Fields
C. Records
D. Keys
Answer: A

13. A ________ in a table represents a relationship among a set of values.


A. Column
B. Key
C. Row
D. Entry
Answer: C

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14. The term _______ is used to refer to a row.
A. Attribute
B. Tuple
C. Field
D. Instance
Answer: B

15. The term attribute refers to a ___________ of a table.


A. Record
B. Column
C. Tuple
D. Key
Answer: B

16. For each attribute of a relation, there is a set of permitted values, called the
________ of that attribute.
A. Domain
B. Relation
C. Set
D. Schema
Answer: A

17. Database __________ which is the logical design of the database, and the
database _______ which is a snapshot of the data in the database at a given instant
in time.
A. Instance, Schema
B. Relation, Schema
C. Relation, Domain
D. Schema, Instance
Answer: D

18. Course(course_id,sec_id,semester) Here the course_id,sec_id and semester are


__________ and course is a _________
A. Relations, Attribute
B. Attributes, Relation
C. Tuple, Relation
D. Tuple, Attributes

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Answer: B

19. Department (dept name, building, budget) and Employee (employee_id, name,
dept name, salary) Here the dept_name attribute appears in both the relations.
Here using common attributes in relation schema is one way of relating
___________ relations.
A. Attributes of common
B. Tuple of common
C. Tuple of distinct
D. Attributes of distinct
Answer: C

20. A domain is atomic if elements of the domain are considered to be


____________ units.
A. Different
B. Indivisbile
C. Constant
D. Divisible
Answer: B

21. The tuples of the relations can be of ________ order.


A. Any
B. Same
C. Sorted
D. Constant
Answer: A

22. Choose the correct statement regarding superkeys


A. A superkey is an attribute or a group of multiple attributes that can uniquely identify a tuple
B. A superkey is a tuple or a set of multiple tuples that can uniquely identify an attribute
C. Every superkey is a candidate key
D. A superkey is an attribute or a set of attributes that distinguish the relation from other relations
Answer: A

23. What is an Instance of a Database?


A. The logical design of the database system
B. The entire set of attributes of the Database put together in a single relation
C. The state of the database system at any given point of time

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D. The initial values inserted into the Database immediately after its creation
Answer: C

24. What is a foreign key?


A. A foreign key is a primary key of a relation which is an attribute in another relation
B. A foreign key is a superkey of a relation which is an attribute in more than one other relations
C. A foreign key is an attribute of a relation that is a primary key of another relation
D. A foreign key is the primary key of a relation that does not occur anywhere else in the schema
Answer: C

25. What action does ? operator perform in relational algebra


A. Output specified attributes from all rows of the input relation and remove duplicate tuples from
the output
B. Outputs pairs of rows from the two input relations that have the same value on all attributes
that have the same name
C. Output all pairs of rows from the two input relations (regardless of whether or not they have the
same values on common attributes)
D. Return rows of the input relation that satisfy the predicate
Answer: A

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