ORACLE DATABASE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Course:Oracle
Chapter:Chapter 7 - DQL (Data Query Language)
Topic:SELECT *
Questions Count:57
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What does the SELECT * statement do in Oracle?

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Why should you be cautious when using SELECT * in production queries?

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How do you limit the number of rows returned by a SELECT * query in Oracle?

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How can you use SELECT * with a WHERE clause in Oracle?

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How do you handle NULL values when using SELECT * in Oracle?

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How can you join multiple tables using SELECT * in Oracle?

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What are the performance implications of using SELECT * in complex queries?

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How do you use SELECT * in a subquery in Oracle?

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How do you use SELECT * with analytic functions in Oracle?

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10

Explain a scenario where using SELECT * might cause issues and how to resolve it.

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11

How can you query the hierarchy of employees in a company using the SELECT statement in Oracle?

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How can you use SELECT * to retrieve all employees and their direct managers?

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How can you use SELECT * to fetch the entire hierarchy under a specific manager?

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How can you include the hierarchy level of employees using SELECT *?

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How can you use SELECT * to find only employees without subordinates (leaf nodes)?

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16

To fetch ALTERNATE records from a table. (EVEN NUMBERED)

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To select ALTERNATE records from a table. (ODD NUMBERED)

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18

Find the 3rd MAX salary in the emp table.

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Find the 3rd MIN salary in the emp table.

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Select FIRST n records from a table.

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Select LAST n records from a table

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22

List dept no., Dept name for all the departments in which there are no employees in the department.

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How to get 3 Max salaries ?

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How to get 3 Min salaries ?

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How to get nth max salaries ?

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26

Select DISTINCT RECORDS from emp table.

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27

How to delete duplicate rows in a table?

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28

Count of number of employees in department wise.

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29

Suppose there is annual salary information provided by emp table. How to fetch monthly salary of each and every employee?

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30

Select all record from emp table where deptno =10 or 40.

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Select all record from emp table where deptno=30 and sal>1500.

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Select all record from emp where job not in SALESMAN or CLERK.

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Select all record from emp where ename in 'BLAKE','SCOTT','KING'and'FORD'.

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Select all records where ename starts with ‘S’ and its lenth is 6 char.

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Select all records where ename may be any no of character but it should end with ‘R’.

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36

Count MGR and their salary in emp table.

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In emp table add comm+sal as total sal .

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Select any salary <3000 from emp table.

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Select all salary <3000 from emp table.

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40

Select all the employee group by deptno and sal in descending order.

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How can I create an empty table emp1 with same structure as emp?

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How to retrive record where sal between 1000 to 2000?

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Select all records where dept no of both emp and dept table matches.

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If there are two tables emp1 and emp2, and both have common record. How can I fetch all the recods but common records only once?

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How to fetch only common records from two tables emp and emp1?

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How can I retrive all records of emp1 those should not present in emp2?

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47

Count the totalsa deptno wise where more than 2 employees exist.

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48

Query to find second highest salary of Employee

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Find nth maximum salaries

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50

Fetch ALTERNATE records from a table. (EVEN Numbered)

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Select First n records from a table

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Select Last n records from a table

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Delete Duplicate Rows in a table

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Count MGR and their salary in employee table

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Add comm+salary as total salary

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Retrieve record from salary between 1000 to 2000

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57

Retrieve department-wise totalsalary for departments with more than 2 employees

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