Relational Database Management System is a core subject taught in almost all computer science curriculum. The following 30 multiple-choice questions will help you to check your basic knowledge in this subject. It will also be a useful resource for the teachers to conduct quiz tests in RDBMS.
Choose the best answer (Multiple choice questions)
1. A relational database consists of a collection of
____________ .
A) Tables B)
Fields C) Records D)
Keys
2. A ________ in a table represents a relationship
among a set of values.
A) Column B)
Key C) Row D) Entry
3. The term attribute refers to a ___________ of a
table.
A) Record B)
Column C) Tuple D)
Key
4.
For each attribute in a relation, there is a set of permitted values, called
the ________ of that attribute.
A) Domain B) Relation C) Set D) Schema
5. The result of the operation which contains all
pairs of tuples from the two relations, regardless of whether their attribute
values match.
A) Join B) Cartesian
product C) Intersection D) Set difference
6. The _______operation performs a set union of two
“similarly structured” tables
A) Union B) Join C) Product D) Intersect
7. Using which language can a user request
information from a database?
A) Query B) Relational C) Structural D)
Compiler
8. Student (ID, name, dept name, tot_cred) In this relation which attributes form the primary key?
A) name B) dept C)
tot_cred D) ID
9. Which one of the following is a procedural
language?
A) Domain relational calculus B) Tuple relational calculus
C)
Relational algebra D) Query language
10.
The_____ operation allows the combining of two relations by merging pairs of
tuples, one from each relation, into a single tuple.
A) Select B) Join C)
Union D) Intersection
11.
The most commonly used operation in relational algebra for projecting a set of
tuple from a relation is _____________ .
A) Join B) Projection C) Select D) Union
12.
The _________ provides a set of operations that take one or more relations as
input and return a relation as an output
A) Schematic representation B) Relational algebra
C) Scheme diagram D) Relation flow
13.
A relation schema consists of a list of attributes and their corresponding
_________ .
A) Variables B) Instances C) Domains D) Tuples
14.
Which one of the following is used to define the structure of the relation, deleting
relations and relating schema
A)
DML(Data Manipulation Language) B)
DDL(Data Definition Language)
C) Query D)
Relational Schema
15.
Select * from employee. What type of statement is this?
A) DML B) DDL C) View D) Integrity constraint
16. The basic data type char(n) is a _____ length
character string and varchar(n) is _____ length character.
A) Fixed, equal B) Equal, variable C) Fixed, variable D) Variable, equal
17.
To remove a relation from an SQL database, we use the ______ command.
A) Delete B) Purge C) Remove D) Drop table
18.
Updates that violate __________ are not allowed.
A)
Integrity constraints B)
Transaction control
C) Authorization D) DDL
constraints
19. In SQL the spaces at the end of the string are
removed by _______ function.
A) Upper B) String
C) Trim D) Lower
20. Which one of the following sort rows in SQL?
A)
SORTBY B) ALIGNBY C) ORDERBY D) GROUPBY
21.
The _______ menu command in SQL * PLUS is used to store the query results in a
file.
A)
Save B) Spool C) Run D) Screen Buffer
22.
SQL * PLUS is a ___________________.
A)
editor B) query
language C) command-line tool D)
interpreter
23.
Which of the following is used to store movie and image files?
A) CLOB B) BLOB C) Binary D) Image
24.
To include integrity constraint in an existing relation use :
A) Create table B) Modify table C) Alter table D) Drop table
25. Which of the following is used to define code
that is executed/fired when certain actions or event occur?
A) Replace B) Keyword C) Trigger D) Cursor
26.
Which of the following is used to input the entry and give the result in a
variable in a procedure?
A) Put and get B) Get and put C) Out and In D) In and out
27.
The default extension for an Oracle SQL*Plus file is:
A) .txt B) .pls C) .ora D) .sql
28.
The variables in the triggers are declared using
A) – B) @ C) / d)
&
29.
Which of the following is not a PL/SQL unit?
A) Table B) Type C) Trigger D) Package
30.
Which of the following statements can be used to terminate a PL/SQL loop?
A) GOTO B) EXIT WHEN C) CONTINUE WHEN D) BREAK
ANSWERS
1. A 2.
C 3.
B 4.
A 5. B 6. A
7. A 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. B
13. C 14.
B 15.
A 16.
C 17. D 18. A
19. C 20.
C 21. B 22. C 23. B 24.
C
25. C 26.
D 27.
D 28. B 29. A 30. B
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