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GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider a relation scheme $$R = \left( {A,\,B,\,C,\,D,\,E,\,H} \right)$$ on which the following functional dependencies hold: $$\left\{ {A \to B,\,\,BC \to D,\,\,E \to C,\,\,D \to A} \right\}.$$ What are the candidate keys of $$R?$$
A
$$AE, BE$$
B
$$AE, BE, DE$$
C
$$AEH, BEH, BCH$$
D
$$AEH, BEH, DEH$$
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GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
In a schema with attributes $$A, B, C, D,$$ and $$E,$$ following set of functional dependencies are given
$$\eqalign{ & \,\,\,A \to B \cr & \,\,\,A \to C \cr & CD \to E \cr & \,\,\,B \to D \cr & \,\,\,E \to A \cr} $$

Which of the following functional dependencies is NOT implied by the above set?

A
$$CD \to AC$$
B
$$BD \to CD$$
C
$$BC \to CD$$
D
$$AC \to BC$$
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GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which one of the following statements about normal forms is FALSE?
A
$$BCNF$$ is stricter than $$3NF$$
B
Lossless, dependency $$-$$ preserving decomposition into $$3NF$$ is always possible
C
Lossless, dependency - preserving decomposition into $$BCNF$$ is always possible
D
Any relation with two attributes is in $$BCNF$$
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GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Consider the entities 'hotel room', and 'person' with a many to many relationship 'lodging' as shown below GATE CSE 2005 Database Management System - Er Diagrams Question 7 English

If we wish to store information about the rent payment to be made by person(s) occupying different hotel rooms, then this information should appear as an attribute of

A
Person
B
Hotel Room
C
Lodging
D
None of these
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