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SQL Interview Questions Answers Part1

The document contains a list of 20 SQL interview questions and their corresponding answers, ranging from basic to intermediate level. It covers various SQL operations such as selecting records, filtering data, sorting, and using functions. Each question is presented with a specific SQL query example to illustrate the concept being tested.

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SQL Interview Questions Answers Part1

The document contains a list of 20 SQL interview questions and their corresponding answers, ranging from basic to intermediate level. It covers various SQL operations such as selecting records, filtering data, sorting, and using functions. Each question is presented with a specific SQL query example to illustrate the concept being tested.

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SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Basic to Intermediate (1–20)


1. Select all records from a table.

SELECT * FROM table_name;

2. Select only name and salary columns from an employee table.

SELECT name, salary FROM employee;

3. Filter orders placed after January 1, 2023.

SELECT * FROM orders WHERE order_date > '2023-01-01';

4. Sort products by price (highest to lowest).

SELECT * FROM products ORDER BY price DESC;

5. Retrieve the first 10 customers.

SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 10;

6. Get unique departments from an employee table.

SELECT DISTINCT department FROM employee;

7. Find employees with a salary > $50,000 in the Sales department.

SELECT * FROM employee WHERE salary > 50000 AND department = 'Sales';

8. Retrieve orders with amounts between 100 and 1000.

SELECT * FROM orders WHERE amount BETWEEN 100 AND 1000;

9. Find customers whose names start with "John".

SELECT * FROM customers WHERE name LIKE 'John%';

10. Get products belonging to categories 1, 5, or 7.

SELECT * FROM products WHERE category_id IN (1, 5, 7);

11. Find employees without a manager (NULL check).

SELECT * FROM employee WHERE manager_id IS NULL;

12. Categorize salaries as "High" (>100K) or "Low" (≤100K).


SELECT name, salary,
CASE WHEN salary > 100000 THEN 'High'
ELSE 'Low'
END AS salary_category
FROM employee;

13. Concatenate first and last names into a full name.

SELECT first_name || ' ' || last_name AS full_name FROM employee;

14. Extract the year from an order date.

SELECT EXTRACT(YEAR FROM order_date) AS order_year FROM orders;

15. Replace NULL bonuses with 0.

SELECT COALESCE(bonus, 0) AS bonus FROM employee;

16. Convert salary from integer to string.

SELECT CAST(salary AS VARCHAR) AS salary_str FROM employee;

17. Round average salary to 2 decimal places.

SELECT ROUND(AVG(salary), 2) AS avg_salary FROM employee;

18. Extract the first 5 characters of customer emails.

SELECT SUBSTRING(email FROM 1 FOR 5) AS short_email FROM customers;

19. Add 7 days to an order date to get a due date.

SELECT order_date, order_date + INTERVAL '7 days' AS due_date FROM orders;

20. Use a CTE to find high-earning employees (>100K).

WITH high_earners AS (
SELECT * FROM employee
WHERE salary > 100000
)
SELECT * FROM high_earners;

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