SQL command questions and answers involving two

sample tables: SUPPLIER and MANUFACTURER.

Tables Schema:

1. SUPPLIER
o supplier_id (INT)
o supplier_name (VARCHAR)
o city (VARCHAR)
o country (VARCHAR)
o contact_name (VARCHAR)
o phone (VARCHAR)
o email (VARCHAR)
o supply_date (DATE)

2. MANUFACTURER
o manufacturer_id (INT)
o manufacturer_name (VARCHAR)
o city (VARCHAR)
o country (VARCHAR)
o contact_name (VARCHAR)
o phone (VARCHAR)
o email (VARCHAR)
o product_type (VARCHAR)

Questions and Answers

1. Q: Retrieve all columns from the SUPPLIER table.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER;

2. Q: Select only supplier_name and city from the SUPPLIER table.

A: SELECT supplier_name, city FROM SUPPLIER;

3. Q: Find all suppliers from the country 'USA'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE country = 'USA';

4. Q: Retrieve the total number of suppliers.

A: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM SUPPLIER;

5. Q: List all distinct cities where suppliers are located.

A: SELECT DISTINCT city FROM SUPPLIER;

6. Q: Get supplier names in alphabetical order.

A: SELECT supplier_name FROM SUPPLIER ORDER BY supplier_name ASC;

7. Q: Find suppliers who have 'John' in their contact name.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE contact_name LIKE '%John%';

8. Q: Count the number of manufacturers in 'Germany'.

A: SELECT COUNT(*) FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE country = 'Germany';

9. Q: Retrieve all manufacturers producing 'Electronics'.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE product_type = 'Electronics';

10. Q: List manufacturer names and product types.

A: SELECT manufacturer_name, product_type FROM MANUFACTURER;

11. Q: Retrieve the suppliers who supplied products before '2023-01-01'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE supply_date < '2023-01-01';

12. Q: Find the maximum supply date in the SUPPLIER table.

A: SELECT MAX(supply_date) FROM SUPPLIER;

13. Q: Retrieve the manufacturer details from 'Paris'.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE city = 'Paris';

14. Q: List manufacturers ordered by manufacturer_name descending.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER ORDER BY manufacturer_name DESC;

15. Q: Get the number of suppliers for each country.

 A: SELECT country, COUNT(*) FROM SUPPLIER GROUP BY country;

16. Q: Find suppliers with no email provided.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE email IS NULL;

17. Q: Update the phone of a supplier with supplier_id 101 to '1234567890'.

A: UPDATE SUPPLIER SET phone = '1234567890' WHERE supplier_id = 101;

18. Q: Delete manufacturers from 'India'.

A: DELETE FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE country = 'India';

19. Q: Insert a new supplier into the SUPPLIER table.

A:

INSERT INTO SUPPLIER (supplier_id, supplier_name, city, country,

contact_name, phone, email, supply_date)

VALUES (201, 'New Supplier', 'Tokyo', 'Japan', 'Kenji Tanaka',

'9876543210', '[email protected]', '2025-01-15');

20. Q: Find all manufacturers who have their names starting with 'S'.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE manufacturer_name LIKE 'S%';

21. Q: Retrieve the first five suppliers sorted by supply_date.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER ORDER BY supply_date ASC LIMIT 5;

22. Q: Find the average number of suppliers per city.

A: SELECT AVG(supplier_count) FROM (SELECT city, COUNT(*) AS

supplier_count FROM SUPPLIER GROUP BY city) AS city_counts;

23. Q: List all suppliers who have supplied after '2024-01-01' and are from 'Canada'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE supply_date > '2024-01-01' AND country =

'Canada';

24. Q: Get the email and phone of manufacturers producing 'Furniture'.

A: SELECT email, phone FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE product_type =

'Furniture';
25. Q: Find the supplier names along with the count of supplies they have made.

A: SELECT supplier_name, COUNT(supply_date) FROM SUPPLIER GROUP BY

supplier_name;

26. Q: Retrieve all manufacturers from the same city as suppliers.

A:

SELECT m.* FROM MANUFACTURER m

INNER JOIN SUPPLIER s ON m.city = s.city;

27. Q: Find suppliers whose supplier_id is either 102 or 103.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE supplier_id IN (102, 103);

28. Q: Select suppliers with a supply_date between '2023-01-01' and '2024-01-01'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE supply_date BETWEEN '2023-01-01' AND

'2024-01-01';

29. Q: Get all manufacturers who do not have a contact name.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE contact_name IS NULL;

30. Q: Count the number of unique product types in the MANUFACTURER table.

A: SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT product_type) FROM MANUFACTURER;

31. Q: Retrieve suppliers from countries not listed as 'USA' or 'UK'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE country NOT IN ('USA', 'UK');

32. Q: Update the email of the manufacturer with manufacturer_id 301 to

'[email protected]'.

A: UPDATE MANUFACTURER SET email = '[email protected]' WHERE

manufacturer_id = 301;

33. Q: Delete suppliers with no phone number.

A: DELETE FROM SUPPLIER WHERE phone IS NULL;

34. Q: Find the top three cities with the most suppliers.

A:
 SELECT city, COUNT(*) as supplier_count
FROM SUPPLIER
GROUP BY city
ORDER BY supplier_count DESC
LIMIT 3;

35. Q: List manufacturers who have a name containing 'Tech'.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE manufacturer_name LIKE '%Tech%';

36. Q: Retrieve all suppliers and their corresponding manufacturer details for matching
cities.

A:

SELECT s.*, m.*

FROM SUPPLIER s
INNER JOIN MANUFACTURER m ON s.city = m.city;

37. Q: Find the sum of all suppliers grouped by country.

A: SELECT country, COUNT(*) FROM SUPPLIER GROUP BY country;

38. Q: List manufacturers who are not located in 'New York'.

A: SELECT * FROM MANUFACTURER WHERE city <> 'New York';

39. Q: Get all suppliers whose name ends with 'Corp'.

A: SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER WHERE supplier_name LIKE '%Corp';

40. Q: Retrieve the manufacturer names and count of product types they produce.

A: SELECT manufacturer_name, COUNT(product_type) FROM MANUFACTURER GROUP

BY manufacturer_name;