1. DBMS is a collection of ………….. that enables user to create and maintain a database.

A) Keys
B) Translators
C) Program
D) Language Activity

2. In a relational schema, each tuple is divided into fields called

A) Relations
B) Domains
C) Queries
D) All of the above

3. In an ER model, ……………. is described in the database by storing its data.

A) Entity
B) Attribute
C) Relationship
D) Notation

4. DFD stands for

A) Data Flow Document
B) Data File Diagram
C) Data Flow Diagram
D) Non of the above
5. A top-to-bottom relationship among the items in a database is established by a
A) Hierarchical schema
B) Network schema
C) Relational Schema
D) All of the above
6. ……………… table store information about database or about the system.
A) SQL
B) Nested
C) System
D) None of these

7. …………..defines the structure of a relation which consists of a fixed set of attribute-

domain pairs.
A) Instance
B) Schema
C) Program
D) Super Key

8. ……………… clause is an additional filter that is applied to the result.

A) Select
B) Group-by
C) Having
D) Order by

9. A logical schema
A) is the entire database
B) is a standard way of organizing information into accessible parts.
C) Describes how data is actually stored on disk.
D) All of the above

10. ………………… is a full form of SQL.

A) Standard query language
B) Sequential query language
C) Structured query language
D) Server side query language
11) A relational database developer refers to a record as
A. a criteria
B. a relation
C. a tuple
D. an attribute

12) ………. keyword is used to find the number of values in a column.

A. TOTAL
B. COUNT
C. ADD
D. SUM

13) An advantage of the database management approach is

A. data is dependent on programs
B. data redundancy increases
C. data is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs
D. none of the above
14) The collection of information stored in a database at a particular moment is called as
……
A. schema
B. instance of the database
C. data domain
D. independence

15) Data independence means

A. data is defined separately and not included in programs.
B. programs are not dependent on the physical attributes of data
C. programs are not dependent on the logical attributes of data
D. both B and C

16) A ……… is used to define overall design of the database

A. schema
B. application program
C. data definition language
D. code

17) Key to represent relationship between tables is called

A. primary key
B. secondary key
C. foreign key
D. none of the above

18) Grant and revoke are ……. statements.

A. DDL
B. TCL
C. DCL
D. DML

19) DBMS helps achieve

A. Data independence
B. Centralized control of data
C. Neither A nor B
D. Both A and B

20) ………. command can be used to modify a column in a table

A. alter
B. update
C. set
D. create

Answers:
1. C) Program
2. B) Domains
3. A) Entity
4. C) Data Flow Diagram
5. A) Hierarchical schema
6. C) System
7. B) Schema
8. C) Having
9. B) is a standard .. accessible parts.
10. C) Structured query language
11) C. a tuple
12) B. COUNT
13) C. data is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs
14) B. instance of the database
15) D. both B and C
16) A. schema
17) C. foreign key
18) C. DCL
19) D. Both A and B
20) A. alter
1. The candidate key is that you choose to identify each row uniquely is called ……………..
A) Alternate Key
B) Primary Key
C) Foreign Key
D) None of the above
2. …………….. is used to determine whether a table contains duplicate rows.
A) Unique predicate
B) Like Predicate
C) Null predicate
D) In predicate

3. To eliminate duplicate rows ……………… is used

A) NODUPLICATE
B) ELIMINATE
C) DISTINCT
D) None of these

4. State true or false

i) A candidate key is a minimal super key.
ii) A candidate key can also refer to a surrogate key.
A) i-true, ii-false
B) i-false, ii-true
C) i-true, ii-true
D) i-false, ii-false
5. DCL stands for
A) Data Control Language
B) Data Console Language
C) Data Console Level
D) Data Control Level
6. …………………… is the process of organizing data into related tables.
A) Normalization
B) Generalization
C) Specialization
D) None of the above

7. A ………………. does not have a distinguishing attribute if its own and most are
dependent entities, which are part of some another entity.
A) Weak entity
B) Strong entity
C) Non-attributes entity
D) Dependent entity

8. …………….. is the complex search criteria in the where clause.

A) Substring
B) Drop Table
C) Predict
D) Predicate
9. ………………… is the preferred method for enforcing data integrity
A) Constraints
B) Stored Procedure
C) Triggers
D) Cursors

10. The number of tuples in a relation is called its …………. While the number of attributes
in a relation is called it’s ………………..
A) Degree, Cardinality
B) Cardinality, Degree
C) Rows, Columns
D) Columns, Rows

11) The language that requires a user to specify the data to be retrieved without specifying
exactly how to get it is
A. Procedural DML
B. Non-Procedural DML
C. Procedural DDL
D. Non-Procedural DDL

12) Which two files are used during the operation of the DBMS?
A. Query languages and utilities
B. DML and query language
C. Data dictionary and transaction log
D. Data dictionary and query language
13) The database schema is written in
A. HLL
B. DML
C. DDL
D. DCL

14) The way a particular application views the data from the database that the application
uses is a
A. module
B. relational model
C. schema
D. subschema

15) The relational model feature is that there

A. is no need for primary key data
B. is much more data independence than some other database models
C. are explicit relationships among records.
D. are tables with many dimensions

16) Which one of the following statements is false?

A. The data dictionary is normally maintained by the database administrator
B. Data elements in the database can be modified by changing the data dictionary.
C. The data dictionary contains the name and description of each data element.
D. A data dictionary is a tool used exclusively by the database administrator.

17) Which of the following are the properties of entities?

A. Groups
B. Table
C. Attributes
D. Switchboards

18) Which database level is closest to the users?

A. External
B. Internal
C. Physical
D. Conceptual

19) Which are the two ways in which entities can participate in a relationship?
A. Passive and active
B. Total and partial
C. Simple and Complex
D. All of the above

20) …….. data type can store unstructured data

A. RAW
B. CHAR
C. NUMERIC
D. VARCHAR

Answers:

1. B. Primary Key
2. A. Unique predicate
3. C. DISTINCT
4. C. i-true, ii-true
5. A. Data Control Language
6. A. Normalization
7. A. Weak entity
8. D. Predicate
9. A. Constraints
10. B. Cardinality, Degree
11. B. Non-Procedural DML
12.C. Data dictionary and transaction log
13. C. DDL
14. D. subschema
15. B. is much more data independence than some other database models
16. B. Data elements in the database can be modified by changing the data dictionary.
17. C. Attributes
18. A. External
19. B. Total and partial
20. A. RAW
1. State true or false.
i) The select operator is not a unary operator.
ii) The project operator chooses a subset of attributes or columns of a relation.
A) i-True, ii-False
B) i-True, ii-True
C) i-False, ii-True
D) i-False, ii-False
2. …………… database is used as a template for all databases created.
A) Master
B) Model
C) Tempdb
D) None of the above

3. One aspect that has to be dealt with by the integrity subsystem is to ensure that only valid
values can be assigned to each data item. This is referred to as
A) Data Security
B) Domain access
C) Data Control
D) Domain Integrity

4. ………………….. operator is basically a join followed by a project on the attributes of the

first relation.
A) Join
B) Semi-Join
C) Full Join
D) Inner Join
5. Which of the following is not a binary operator in relational algebra?
A) Join
B) Semi-Join
C) Assignment
D) Project

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6. Centralizing the integrity checking directly under the DBMS ………….. duplication and
ensures the consistency and validity of the database.
A) Increases
B) Skips
C) Does not reduce
D) Reduces

7. Which of the following is/are the DDL statements?

A) Create
B) Drop
C) Alter
D) All of the above

8. In snapshot, …………………. clause tells oracle how long to wait between refreshes.
A) Complete
B) Force
C) Next
D) Refresh
9. ……………… defines rules regarding the values allowed in columns and is the standard
mechanism for enforcing database integrity.
A) Column
B) Constraint
C) Index
D) Trigger

10. For like predicate which of the following is true.

i) % matches zero or more characters.
ii) _ matches exactly one character.
A) i-only
B) ii-only
C) Both of them
D) None of them

ANSWERS:
1. C) i-False, ii-True
2. B) Model
3. D) Domain Integrity
4. B) Semi-Join
5. D) Project
6. D) Reduces
7. D) All of the above
8. D) Refresh
9. B) Constraint
10. C) Both of them
1. In SQL, which command is used to issue multiple CREATE TABLE, CREATE VIEW and
GRANT statements in a single transaction?
A) CREATE PACKAGE
B) CREATE SCHEMA
C) CREATE CLUSTER
D) All of the above
2. In SQL, the CREATE TABLESPACE is used
A) to create a place in the database for storage of scheme objects, rollback segments, and
naming the data files to comprise the tablespace.
B) to create a database trigger.
C) to add/rename data files, to change storage
D) All of the above

3. Which character function can be used to return a specified portion of a character string?
A) INSTR
B) SUBSTRING
C) SUBSTR
D) POS

4. Which of the following is TRUE for the System Variable $date$?

A) Can be assigned to a global variable.
B) Can be assigned to any field only during design time.
C) Can be assigned to any variable or field during run time.
D) Can be assigned to a local variable.
5. What are the different events in Triggers?
A) Define, Create
B) Drop, Comment
C) Insert, Update, Delete
D) Select, Commit
6. Which is the subset of SQL commands used to manipulate Oracle Database Structures,
including tables?
A) Data Definition Language
B) Data Manipulation Language
C) Data Described Language
D) Data Retrieval Language

7. The SQL statement SELECT SUBSTR(‘123456789’, INSTR(‘abcabcabc’,’b’), 4) FROM

EMP; prints
A) 6789
B) 2345
C) 1234
D) 456789

8. Which of the following SQL command can be used to modify existing data in a database
table?
A) MODIFY
B) UPDATE
C) CHANGE
D) NEW
9. When SQL statements are embedded inside 3GL, we call such a program as ……….
A) nested query
B) nested programming
C) distinct query
D) embedded SQL

10. ……………. provides option for entering SQL queries as execution time, rather than at
the development stage.
A) PL/SQL
B) SQL*Plus
C) SQL
D) Dynamic SQL

11) The RDBMS terminology for a row is

A. tuple
B. relation
C. attribute
D. degree

12) To change column value in a table the ……… command can be used.
A. create
B. insert
C. alter
D. update
13) The full form of DDL in Database Management System is
A. Dynamic Data Language
B. Detailed Data Language
C. Data Definition Language
D. Data Derivation Language

14) To pass on granted privileges to other user the …… clause is used

A. create option
B. grant option
C. update option
D. select option

15) A set of possible data values is called

A. attribute
B. degree
C. tuple
D. domain

16) ……… is critical in formulating database design.

A. row column order
B. number of tables
C. functional dependency
D. normalizing

17) A primary key if combined with a foreign key creates

A. Parent-Child relationship between the tables that connect them
B. Many to many relationship between the tables that connect them
C. Network model between the tables that connect them
D. None of the above

18) A …………. represents the number of entities to which another entity can be associated
A. mapping cardinality
B. table
C. schema
D. information

19) Which two files are used during operation of the DBMS
A. Query languages and utilities
B. DML and query language
C. Data dictionary and transaction log
D. Data dictionary and query language

20) A ……….. is a set of column that identifies every row in a table.

A. composite key
B. candidate key
C. foreign key
D. super key

ANSWERS:
1. B) CREATE SCHEMA
2. A) to create a place in the database for storage of scheme objects……….
3. C) SUBSTR
4. B) Can be assigned to any field only during design time.
5. C) Insert, Update, Delete
6. A) Data Definition Language
7. B) 2345
8. B) UPDATE
9. D) embedded SQL
10.D) Dynamic SQL
11) A. tuple
12) D. update
13) C. Data Definition Language
14) B. grant option
15) D. domain
16) C. functional dependency
17) A. Parent-Child relationship between the tables that connect them
18) A. mapping cardinality
19) C. Data dictionary and transaction log
20) D. super key
1. The relational model is based on the concept that data is organized and stored in two-
dimensional tables called ……………………….
A) Fields
B) Records
C) Relations
D) Keys

2. ……………….. contains information that defines valid values that are stored in a column
or data type.

A) View
B) Rule
C) Index
D) Default
3. Which of the syntax is correct for insert statement?
i) insert into <table_name> values <list of values>
ii) insert into <table_name> (column list) values <list of values>

A) i-only
B) ii-only
C) Both of them
D) None of them

4. ………………. first proposed the process of normalization in DBMS.

A) Edgar. W
B) Edgar F. Codd
C) Edward Stephen
D) Edward Codd
5. For using a specific database …………… command is used.
A) use database
B) database name use
C) Both A &B
D) None of them

6. Which of the following is not comparison operator?

A) <>
B) <
C) =<
D) >=

7. An outstanding functionality of SQL is its support for automatic ………… to the target
data.
A) programming
B) functioning
C) navigation
D) notification

8. ………………… is a special type of integrity constraint that relates two relations &
maintains consistency across the relations.

A) Entity Integrity Constraints

B) Referential Integrity Constraints
C) Domain Integrity Constraints
D) Domain Constraints

E) Key Constraints
9. ……………..specifies a search condition for a group or an aggregate.

A) GROUP BY Clause
B) HAVING Clause
C) FROM Clause
D) WHERE Clause

10. Drop Table cannot be used to drop a table referenced by a …………… constraint.

A) Local Key
B) Primary Key
C) Composite Key
D) Foreign Key

ANSWERS:
1. C) Relations
2. C) Index
3. C) Both of them
4. B) Edgar F. Codd
5. A) use database
6. C) =<
7. C) navigation
8. B) Referential…..Constraints
9. B) HAVING Clause
10. D) Foreign Key
1. Processed data is called ………………..
A) Raw data
B) Information
C) Useful data
D) Source
2. …………….. is a utility to capture a continuous record of server activity and provide
auditing capability.
A) SQL Server Profile
B) SQL server service manager
C) SQL server setup
D) SQL server wizard.

3. Data items grouped together for storage purposes are called a

A) record
B) title
C) list
D) string

4. …………. contains data assisting day to day activities of the organization.

A) Control database
B) Operational database
C) Strategic database
D) Sequential database
5. ………………… approach reduces time and effort required for design and lesser risk in
database management.
A) Single global database
B) Top-down approach
C) Multiple databases
D) None of the above
6. HSAM stands for ……….
A) Hierarchic Sequential Access Method
B) Hierarchic Standard Access Method
C) Hierarchic Sequential and Method
D) Hierarchic Standard and Method

7. SQL server stores index information in the ………… system table

A) syst indexes
B) system indexes
C) sysind
D) sys indexes

8. The one guideline to be followed while designing the database is

A) A database design may be ambiguous.
B) Unrelated data should be at the same table so that updating the data will be easy.
C) It should avoid/reduce the redundancy.
D) An entity should not have attributes.
9. Which of the following is not a logical database structure?
A) Chain
B) Network
C) Tree
D) Relational

10. ……………. is a preferred method for enforcing data integrity

A) Constraints
B) Stored procedure
C) Triggers
D) Cursors
Answers:

1. B) Information
2. B) SQL server service manager
3. A) record
4. B) Operational database
5. C) Multiple databases
6. A) Hierarchic Sequential Access Method
7. D) sys indexes
8. C) It should avoid/reduce the redundancy.
9. A) Chain
10. A) Constraints
1. ………………………. is a powerful language for working with RDBMS.
A) Embedded Programs
B) Dynamic Programs
C) Query Language
D) Static Language Programs
2. The file in DBMS is called as ……………… in RDBMS.
A) console
B) schema
C) table
D) object

3. In …………………, we have a strict parent-child relationship only.

A) hierarchical databases.
B) network databases
C) object-oriented databases
D) relational databases

4. Which normal form is considered adequate for relational database design?

A) 2 NF
B) 3 NF
C) 4 NF
D) BCNF
5. What operator tests the column for the absence of data?
A) IS NULL operator
B) ASSIGNMENT operator
C) LIKE operator
D) NOT operator

6. Which is a proper subset designed to support views belonging to different classes of users
in order to hide or protect information?
A) Schema
B) Sub-schema
C) Non-schema
D) Non-sub schema

7. Which contains information about a file needed by system programs for accessing file
records?
A) File blocks
B) File operators
C) File headers
D) None of these

8. A ……………….. DBMS distributes data processing tasks between the workstation and
network server.
A) Network
B) Relational
C) Client-Server
D) Hierarchical
9. The ……………….. refers to the way data is organized in and accessible from DBMS.
A) database hierarchy
B) data organization
C) data sharing
D) data model

10. …………….. is a statement that is executed automatically by the system.

A) trigger
B) assertion
C) durability
D) integrity constraint
ANSWERS:
1. ………………………. is a powerful language for working with RDBMS.
C) Query Language

2. The file in DBMS is called as ……………… in RDBMS.

C) table
3. In …………………, we have a strict parent-child relationship only.
A) hierarchical databases.

4. Which normal form is considered adequate for relational database design?

B) 3 NF

5. What operator tests the column for the absence of data?

A) IS NULL operator

6. Which is a proper subset designed to support views belonging to different classes of users
in order to hide or protect information?
B) Sub-schema

7. Which contains information about a file needed by system programs for accessing file
records?
C) File headers

8. A ……………….. DBMS distributes data processing tasks between the workstation and
network server.
C) Client-Server

9. The ……………….. refers to the way data is organized in and accessible from DBMS.
D) data model
10. …………….. is a statement that is executed automatically by the system.
A) trigger

1) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a relational database model?

A. Table
B. Tree-like structure
C. Complex logical relationship
D. Records
2) Field is otherwise called as ……… of the record
A. data item
B. data type
C. value
D. variable

3) A table can have only one

A. Secondary key
B. Alternate key
C. Unique key
D. Primary key

4) A field can be called as ……….. in relation context.

A. random file
B. direct file
C. attribute
D. tuple
5) In the relational modes, cardinality is termed as
A. Number of tuples
B. Number of attributes
C. Number of tables
D. Number of constraints

6) The …….. is used for creating and destroying table, indexes and other forms of structures.
A. data manipulation language
B. data control language
C. transaction control language
D. data definition language

7) The view of total database content is

A. Conceptual view
B. Internal view
C. External view
D. Physical view

8) The ………… refers to the way data is organized in and accessible from DBMS.
A. database hierarchy
B. data organization
C. data sharing
D. data model
9) Architecture of the database can be viewed as
A. two levels
B. four levels
C. three levels
D. one level

10) …….. introduced the relational database rules.

A. Atul kahate
B. James Gossling
C. EF Codd
D. Dennies Rithchie

11) In a relational model, relations are termed as

A. Tuples
B. Attributes
C. Tables
D. Rows

12) When the values in one or more attributes being used as a foreign key must exist in
another set of one or more attributes in another table, we have created a(n) ……..
A. transitive dependency
B. insertion anomaly
C. referential integrity constraint
D. normal form
13) In the architecture of a database system, the external level is the
A. physical level
B. logical level
C. conceptual level
D. view level

14) A functional dependency is a relationship between or among …….

A. tables
B. rows
C. relations
D. attributes

15) Related fields in a database are grouped to form a

A. data file
B. data record
C. menu
D. bank

16) ………. is, a table have more than one set of attributes that could be chosen as the key
A. foreign key
B. integrity key
C. relationship
D. candidate key

17) The database environment has all of the components except the following.
A. users
B. separate files
C. database
D. database administrator

18) The operation of eliminating columns in a table done by …….. operation.

A. Restrict
B. Project
C. Union
D. Divide

19) The way a particular application views the data from the database that the application
uses is a
A. module
B. relational model
C. schema
D. subschema

20) ……. is a condition specified on a database schema and restricts the data that can be
stored in an instance of the database.
A. Key Constraint
B. Check Constraint
C. Foreign key constraint
D. integrity constraint

Answers:

1) B. Tree-like structure
2) A. data item
3) D. Primary key
4) C. attribute
5) A. Number of tuples
6) D. data definition language
7) A. Conceptual view
8) D. data model
9) C. three levels
10) C. EF Codd
11) C. Tables
12) C. referential integrity constraint
13) D. view level
14) D. attributes
15) B. data record
16) D. candidate key
17) A. users
18) B. Project
19) D. subschema
20) B. Check Constraint
 Normalization
1. A ………………… specifies the actions needed to remove the drawbacks in the current
design of a database.
A) 1 NF
B) 2 NF
C) 3 NF
D) Normal form
2. A relation is in ……………………… if an attribute of a composite key is dependent on an
attribute of another composite key.
A) 2NF
B) 3NF
C) BCNF
D) 1NF

3. The fifth Normal form is concerned with

A) Functional dependency
B) Multivalued dependency
C) Join dependency
D) Domain key

4. A table is in the ………………….. if only candidate keys are the determinants.

A) functional dependency
B) transitive dependency
C) 4 NF
D) BCNF
5. In 2NF
A) No functional dependencies exist.
B) No multivalued dependencies exist.
C) No partial functional dependencies exist
D) No partial multivalued dependencies exist.
6. The normal form that is not necessarily dependency preserving is
A) 2NF
B) 3NF
C) BCNF
D) 4NF

7. The …………….. is related to the concept of multi-valued dependency.

A) fourth normal form
B) fifth normal form
C) boyce codd normal form
D) third normal form

8. Which normal form is considered adequate for normal relational database design?
A) 2NF
B) 5NF
C) 4NF
D) 3NF
9. Dependency preservation is not guaranteed in
A) BCNF
B) 3NF
C) 4NF
D) DKNF

10. A relation is ………………. if every field contains only atomic values that are, no lists or
sets.
A) 1 NF
B) 2 NF
C) 3 NF
D) BCNF
ANSWERS:
1. A ………………… specifies the actions needed to remove the drawbacks in the current
design of a database.
D) Normal form

2. A relation is in ……………………… if an attribute of a composite key is dependent on an

attribute of another composite key.
B) 3NF
3. The fifth normal form is concerned with
C) Join dependency

4. A table is in the ………………….. if only candidate keys are the determinants.

D) BCNF

5. In 2NF
C) No partial functional dependencies exist

6. The normal form that is not necessarily dependency preserving is

A) 2NF

7. The …………….. is related to the concept of multi-valued dependency.

A) fourth normal form

8. Which normal form is considered adequate for normal relational database design?
D) 3NF

9. Dependency preservation is not guaranteed in

A) BCNF
10. A relation is ………………. if every field contains only atomic values that are, no lists or
sets.
A) 1 NF