PL/SQL Online Quiz

Q 1 - Which of the following is not true about the PL/SQL language?

A - PL/SQL's general syntax is based on that of ADA and Pascal programming language.

B - Apart from Oracle, PL/SQL is available in TimesTen in-memory database and IBM DB2.

C - PL/SQL is tightly integrated with SQL.

D - It does not offer error checking.

Q 2 - Consider the following code −

DECLARE
   -- Global variables 
   num number := 95; 
BEGIN 
   dbms_output.put_line('num: ' || num1);
   DECLARE 
      -- Local variables
      num number := 195; 
     BEGIN 
      dbms_output.put_line('num: ' || num1);
     END; 
END;

What will happen when the code is executed?

A - It won’t execute, it has syntax error

B - It will print

     num: 95

     num: 195

C - It will print

     num: 95

     num: 95

D - It will print

     num: 195

     num: 195

Q 3 - Which of the following is not true about labelling PL/SQL loops?

A - PL/SQL loops can be labelled.

B - The label should be enclosed by angle brackets (< and >).

C - The label name appears at the beginning of the LOOP statement.

D - The label name can also appear at the end of the LOOP statement or with an EXIT statement.

Q 4 - Which of the following is not true about the PL/SQL data structure VARRAY?

A - In oracle environment, the starting index for VARRAYs is always 1.

B - You can initialize the VARRAY elements using the constructor method of the VARRAY type, which has the same name as the VARRAY.

C - VARRAYs are one-dimensional arrays.

D - None of the above.

Q 5 - Which of the following is a way of passing parameters to PL/SQL subprograms?

A - Positional notation

B - Named notation

C - Mixed notation

D - All of the above.

Q 6 - Which of the following code will successfully declare an exception named emp_exception1 in a PL/SQL block?

A - EXCEPTION emp_exception1;

B - emp_exception1 EXCEPTION;

C - CREATE EXCEPTION emp_exception1;

D - CREATE emp_exception1 AS EXCEPTION;

Q 7 - Observe the syntax given below −

CREATE [OR REPLACE ] TRIGGER trigger_name 
{BEFORE | AFTER | INSTEAD OF } 
{INSERT [OR] | UPDATE [OR] | DELETE} 
[OF col_name] 
ON table_name 
[REFERENCING OLD AS o NEW AS n] 
[FOR EACH ROW] 
WHEN (condition)  
DECLARE
   Declaration-statements
BEGIN 
   Executable-statements
EXCEPTION
   Exception-handling-statements
END;

The {INSERT [OR] | UPDATE [OR] | DELETE} clause specifies a

A - DDL operation.

B - DML operation.

C - None of the above.

D - Both of the above.

Q 8 - Any subprogram not in the package specification but coded in the package body is called a

A - Public object.

B - Private object.

C - None of the above.

D - Both of the above.

Q 9 - Which of the following is true about PL/SQL nested tables?

A - Nested tables are like one-dimensional arrays with arbitrary number of elements.

B - Unlike arrays a nested table doesn’t have declared number of elements. The size of a nested table can increase dynamically.

C - Initially a nested array has consecutive subscripts or dense, but it can become sparse when elements are deleted from it.

D - All of the above.

Q 10 - Which of the following is true about the inheritance for PL/SQL Objects?

A - PL/SQL allows creating object from existing base objects.

B - To implement inheritance, the base objects should be declared as NOT FINAL.

C - The NOT INSTANTIABLE clause allows you to declare an abstract object.

D - All of the above.