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Q1 What type of database model organizes data in tables

with rows and columns?

A Hierarchical

B Network

C Relational

D Object-Oriented

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Q2 In a database, what is a unique identifier for each record

in a table called?

A Primary key

B Secondary key

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C Foreign key

D Index key

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Q3 Which SQL statement is used to retrieve data from a

database?

A UPDATE

B DELETE

C INSERT

D SELECT

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Q4 What is the purpose of normalization in a database?

A Increase data redundancy

B Optimize query speed

C Reduce data redundancy

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D Improve data security

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Q5 Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good

database design?

A Data integrity

B Data redundancy

C Scalability

D Efficiency

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Q6 Which data type is used in SQL to store true or false

values?

A INT

B BOOLEAN

C VARCHAR

D FLOAT

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Q7 In SQL, which data type is best suited for storing large

texts such as articles or comments?

A TEXT

B VARCHAR

C CHAR

D BLOB

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Q8 Which SQL data type is used to store numerical values

with fixed precision and scale?

A DECIMAL

B INTEGER

C DATE

D VARCHAR

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Q9 In SQL, what is the difference between CHAR and

VARCHAR data types?

A CHAR is fixed length, VARCHAR is variable length

B CHAR is variable length, VARCHAR is fixed length

C No difference

D VARCHAR is used only for numeric data

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Q10 What data type would you use in SQL to store a date
and time value together?

A DATETIME

B DATE

C TIME

D TIMESTAMP

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Q11 Which SQL command is used to create a new table in a

database?

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A CREATE

B ALTER

C DROP

D TRUNCATE

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Q12 What does the DROP command do in SQL?

A Adds a new row to a table

B Deletes an existing table

C Modifies a table

D Creates a new table

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Q13 In SQL, what is the purpose of the TRUNCATE

command?

A Deletes specific rows from a table

B Removes all rows from a table

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C Changes table structure

D Creates a new table

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Q14 Which command should be used to change the datatype

of a column in an SQL table?

A CREATE

B ALTER

C DROP

D TRUNCATE

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Q15 What is the difference between the DROP and

TRUNCATE commands in SQL?

DROP deletes the table, TRUNCATE deletes only the

A
table data

TRUNCATE deletes the table, DROP deletes only the

B
table data

C No difference
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D Both commands modify table data

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Q16 Which part of this statement is incorrect?

"CREATE TABEL Students (ID int, Name varchar(50));"

A TABEL

B Students

C ID int

D Name varchar(50)

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Q17 Identify the error in

"ALTER TABLE Students DROP COLUMN DateOfBirth date;"

A ALTER TABLE

B DROP COLUMN

C DateOfBirth

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D date

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Q18 What needs to be changed in

"TRUNCATE Students;" to make it a valid SQL statement?

A TRUNCATE

B Students

C All Correct

D Add a WHERE clause

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Q19 Correct the syntax error in

"CREATE TABLE Students (ID int PRIMARY, Name
varchar(50));"

A PRIMARY

B ID int

C Name varchar(50)

D CREATE TABLE

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Q20 In "ALTER TABLE Students ADD COLUMN Email

varchar(50),
what is missing for this statement to be correct?

A ADD COLUMN

B Email

C varchar(50)

D All Correct

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Q21 Which SQL command is used to add a new record to a

table?

A SELECT

B DELETE

C UPDATE

D INSERT

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Q22 What does the UPDATE command in SQL do?

A Deletes a record

B Modifies an existing record

C Adds a new record

D Retrieves data

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Q23 In SQL, what is the purpose of the WHERE clause in a

DELETE statement?

A Specifies which database to use

B Specifies which table to delete from

C Specifies which records to delete

D Specifies how to order the records

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Q24 Which command is used to remove a specific record

from a table in SQL?

A DELETE
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B UPDATE

C INSERT

D SELECT

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Q25 How does a transaction ensure data integrity in SQL?

A By locking the database

By allowing multiple users to modify data

B
simultaneously

By ensuring all operations within the transaction are

C
completed before committing

D By automatically updating all related tables

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Q26 In the query "SELECT Name FROM Employees WHERE

Age > 30 AND Department = 'HR';",
what needs to be corrected?

A All Correct

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B The SELECT keyword

C The WHERE clause

D The AND operator

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Q27 Identify the error in

"UPDATE Employees SET Salary = Salary * 1.05 WHERE;"

A UPDATE keyword

B SET keyword

C WHERE clause

D No error

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Q28 What is missing in the following statement?

"INSERT INTO Employees (Name, Department) VALUES

('John', 'Sales');"

A All Correct

B Employee ID

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C A WHERE clause

D Additional column names

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Q29 Correct the syntax error in

"DELETE FROM Employees HAVING Age < 25;"

A DELETE keyword

B FROM keyword

C HAVING keyword

D No syntax error

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Q30 In "UPDATE Employees SET Age = Age + 1 WHERE

Department IN ('Sales', 'HR') AND Age >= 30;",
identify the error.

A The IN operator

B The AND operator

C No error

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D The SET keyword

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