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GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
In SQL, relations can contain null values, and comparisons with null values are treated as unknown. Suppose all comparisons with a null value are treated as false. Which of the following pairs is not equivalent?
A
x = 5        not (not (x = 5)
B
x = 5        x > 4 and x < 6,
where x is an integer
C
x ≠ 5        not (x = 5)
D
None of the above
2
GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Given relations r( w, x ) and s( y, z ), the result of

select distinct w,x
from r, s;
is guaranteed to be same as r, provided
A
r has no duplicates and s is non-empty
B
r and s have no duplicates
C
s has no duplicates and r is non-empty
D
r and s have the same number of tuples
3
GATE CSE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which of the following is/are correct?
A
An SQL query automatically eliminates duplicates.
B
An SQL query will not work if there are no indexes on the relations.
C
SQL permits attribute names to be repeated in the same relation.
D
None of the above.
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GATE CSE 1999
Subjective
+2
-0
Consider the set of relations

EMP (Employee-no, Dept-no, Employee-name, Salary)
DEPT (Dept-no, Dept-name, Location)

Write an SQL query to:

(a) Find all employee names who work in departments located at "Calcutta" and whose salary is greater than Rs.50,000.

(b) Calculate, for each department number, the number of employees with a salary greater than Rs.1,00,000.

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