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B. C. A. (Fourth Semester) EXAMINATION, 2022-23

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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1. What does DBMS stand for ? 6. Which of the following is not a type of

(A) Database Management System DBMS ?

(B) Data Business Management
(A) Hierarchical DBMS
System
(C) Digital Backup Management (B) Relational DBMS
System (C) Object-Oriented DBMS
(D) Data Buffering and Monitoring
(D) Distributed DBMS
System

2. Which of the following is not a 7. Which language is commonly used to

component of a DBMS ? interact with a DBMS ?
(A) Data dictionary
(A) SQL (Structured Query Language)
(B) Query optimizer
(C) User interface (B) HTML (Hypertext Markup
(D) Spreadsheet application Language)

3. Which of the following is not a (C) Java

characteristic of a DBMS ?
(D) C++
(A) Data redundancy
(B) Data consistency 8. What does SQL stand for ?
(C) Data independence
(A) Standard Query Language
(D) Data security
(B) Structured Query Language
4. What is the primary purpose of a DBMS ?
(C) System Query Language
(A) To create tables and columns
(B) To manage and organize data (D) Simple Query Language

(C) To generate reports and charts

9. Which of the following is an example of
(D) To develop web applications
a database model used in DBMS ?
5. Which of the following is an example of
a popular open-source DBMS ? (A) Entity-Relationship model

(A) Oracle Database (B) Object-Oriented model

(B) Microsoft SQL Server
(C) Relational model
(C) IBM DB2
(D) All of the above
(D) MySQL

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10. What is data redundancy in the context of 13. Which of the following is an example of
DBMS ? a primary key in a relational database ?

(A) Storing multiple copies of the same (A) Employee name

data (B) Customer address

(B) Ensuring data consistency across (C) Product price

multiple databases (D) Student ID

(C) Encrypting sensitive data to 14. What is the purpose of database

prevent unauthorized access normalization ?
(D) Splitting data into multiple tables (A) To remove duplicate data from the
for better performance database
(B) To organize data into multiple
11. Which of the following is not a benefit of
tables and eliminate data
using a DBMS ?
redundancy
(A) Improved data sharing and
(C) To create indexes for faster data
integration retrieval
(B) Enhanced data security and privacy (D) To generate reports and analytics
(C) Reduced data consistency and from the data
integrity
15. Which of the following is not a level of
(D) Increased data accessibility and
data abstraction in a DBMS ?
availability
(A) Physical level
12. What is the role of a data dictionary in a (B) Logical level
DBMS ? (C) External level

(A) To store user passwords (D) Hierarchical level

(B) To provide a graphical user 16. Which of the following is not a database
interface operation supported by a DBMS ?
(C) To manage database backups and (A) Create
recovery (B) Read
(D) To store metadata about the (C) Update
database structure (D) Execute

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17. What is the purpose of a transaction in a 21. In the ER model, an entity is represented
DBMS ? by :
(A) To generate reports and charts
(A) Rectangle
(B) To manage database users and
permissions (B) Circle

(C) To ensure data consistency and (C) Diamond

integrity (D) Triangle
(D) To organize data into tables and
columns 22. Which of the following is not an example

of an entity in an ER model ?
18. Which of the following is an example of
a database management system ? (A) Customer
(A) Microsoft Word (B) Product
(B) Adobe Photoshop
(C) Relationship
(C) Microsoft Excel
(D) Oracle Database (D) Employee

19. Which of the following is not a data 23. The relationship between two entities is
model used in DBMS ? represented by :
(A) Hierarchical model
(A) Rectangle
(B) Relational model
(C) Network model (B) Circle

(D) Sequential model (C) Diamond

20. What is the purpose of a database schema (D) Triangle

in a DBMS ?
24. In the ER model, a relationship is also
(A) To define the structure and
known as :
organization of a database
(B) To create backups and restore data (A) Tuple
(C) To execute complex queries and (B) Attribute
calculations
(C) Key
(D) To generate graphical reports and
visualizations (D) Association

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25. Which of the following cardinality ratios 30. Which of the following cardinality ratios
represents a mandatory relationship ? represents a one-to-many relationship ?
(A) 1:1
(A) 1:1
(B) 1:N
(B) 1:N
(C) N:M
(C) N:M
(D) 0:N
(D) 0:N
26. In the ER model, an attribute is
represented by : 31. The maximum number of entities that
(A) Rectangle can be involved in a relationship is
(B) Circle known as the :
(C) Diamond
(A) Cardinality
(D) Ellipse
(B) Degree
27. Which of the following is not a valid
(C) Entity set
attribute type in the ER model ?
(D) Attribute
(A) Numeric
(B) Text 32. In the ER model, a weak entity is an
(C) Boolean entity that :
(D) Association
(A) Has a composite primary key
28. A primary key in an ER model uniquely
(B) Cannot exist without a related
identifies a(n) :
entity
(A) Entity
(C) Has a derived attribute
(B) Relationship
(C) Attribute (D) Has a many-to-many relationship

(D) Table
33. Which of the following represents a
29. The process of converting an ER model multivalued attribute in the ER model ?
into a relational schema is called :
(A) Underline
(A) Normalization
(B) Double ellipse
(B) Indexing
(C) Dotted line
(C) Data modeling
(D) Mapping (D) Double line

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34. In the ER model, an associative entity is 38. Which of the following is not a type of

used to represent : relationship in the ER model ?

(A) One-to-one
(A) Inheritance between entities
(B) One-to-many
(B) Aggregation of entities
(C) Many-to-one
(C) Relationships between
(D) Many-to-many
relationships
39. In the ER model, a derived attribute is an
(D) Weak entities
attribute that :
35. The process of removing duplicate data (A) Can be calculated from other
from an ER model is known as : attributes
(A) Normalization (B) Represents a relationship

(B) Denormalization (C) Must have a null value

(C) Deduplication (D) Is derived from a primary key

(D) Factoring 40. The process of grouping similar entities

into higher-level entities is known as :
36. Which of the following represents an
(A) Aggregation
identifying relationship in the ER model ?
(B) Composition
(A) Dashed line
(C) Normalization
(B) Double line
(D) Generalization
(C) Solid line
41. What is normalization in the context of
(D) None of the above
database design ?
37. In the ER model, a composite attribute is (A) The process of converting data into
an attribute that : a different format
(B) The process of removing duplicate
(A) Consists of multiple values
data from a database
(B) Cannot be further divided into
(C) The process of organizing data into
subparts
tables and eliminating redundancy
(C) Depends on other attributes
(D) The process of encrypting data to
(D) Represents a primary key enhance security

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42. Which normal form requires that the 46. Which normal form is based on the
database is in first normal form (1NF) concept of a functional dependency ?
and all non-key attributes are fully (A) First normal form (1NF)
functionally dependent on the primary
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
key ?
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
(A) First normal form (1NF) (D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
47. Which normal form is violated if a non-
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
key attribute depends on a subset of the
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
primary key ?
43. Which normal form eliminates transitive
(A) First normal form (1NF)
dependencies between non-key attributes ?
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
(A) First normal form (1NF)
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
(D) Boyce Codd normal form (BCNF) 48. Which normal form allows repeating
groups and is considered to be the lowest
44. Which normal form is also known as the
level of normalization ?
highest normal form and eliminates all
(A) First normal form (1NF)
possible anomalies ?
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
(A) First normal form (1NF)
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNE) 49. Which normal form allows only atomic
values and eliminates multi-valued
45. Which normal form allows partial
dependencies between non-key attributes ? dependencies ?

(A) First normal form (1NF) (A) First normal form (1NF)

(B) Second normal form (2NF) (B) Second normal form (2NF)

(C) Third normal form (3NF) (C) Third normal form (3NF)
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF) (D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)

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50. Which normal form is an extension of the 53. In functional dependency A -> B, what

third normal form (3NF) and further does B represent ?

addresses dependencies involving (A) The primary key of the table

candidate keys ?
(B) The foreign key of the table
(A) First normal form (1NF) (C) The dependent attribute
(B) Second normal form (2NF)
(D) The determinant attribute
(C) Third normal form (3NF)
54. Which of the following is true about
(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF)
functional dependency ?
51. What is functional dependency in the
(A) A single attribute can determine
context of database design ?
multiple attributes.
(A) A relationship between two tables
(B) A single attribute can be
in a database
determined by multiple attributes.
(B) A constraint that defines a unique
(C) A functional dependency can exist
identifier for a table
between two tables.
(C) A relationship between attributes
(D) A functional dependency is always
within a table
symmetric.
(D) A constraint that enforces

referential integrity 55. Which of the following statements is true

about a candidate key in functional

52. In functional dependency A -> B, what

does A represent ? dependency ?

(A) The primary key of the table (A) It is a determinant attribute.

(B) The foreign key of the table (B) It is a dependent attribute.

(C) The dependent attribute (C) It is a unique identifier for a table.

(D) The determinant attribute (D) It is always composite.

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56. Which of the following functional 60. Which of the following dependencies
dependencies violates the second normal indicates that changing one attribute can
form (2NF) ? affect another attribute in the same table ?
(A) Partial dependency
(A) Trivial dependency
(B) Transitive dependency
(B) Partial dependency
(C) Multi-valued dependency
(C) Multi-valued dependency
(D) Trivial dependency
(D) Full dependency
57. In functional dependency A -> B, what
61. SQL stands for :
does the arrow symbol (->) represent ?
(A) Structured Query Language
(A) Assignment operator

(B) Logical AND operator (B) Simple Query Language

(C) Logical OR operator (C) Standard Query Language

(D) Implies or implies not operator (D) Sequential Query Language

58. Which of the following dependencies 62. Which SQL command is used to retrieve
indicates that two attributes are data from a database ?
functionally independent of each other ?
(A) SELECT
(A) Trivial dependency
(B) UPDATE
(B) Partial dependency
(C) DELETE
(C) Multi-valued dependency
(D) INSERT
(D) Full dependency
63. Which SQL command is used to insert
59. Which normal form is based on the
new data into a table ?
concept of functional dependency ?
(A) SELECT
(A) First normal form (1NF)
(B) UPDATE
(B) Second normal form (2NF)

(C) Third normal form (3NF) (C) DELETE

(D) Boyce-Codd normal form (BCNF) (D) INSERT

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64. Which SQL command is used to modify 68. Which SQL command is used to remove

existing data in a table ? a table from a database ?

(A) SELECT (A) CREATE TABLE

(B) ALTER TABLE
(B) UPDATE
(C) DROP TABLE
(C) DELETE
(D) DELETE TABLE
(D) INSERT
69. Which SQL command is used to retrieve
65. Which SQL command is used to remove
unique records from a table ?
data from a table ? (A) SELECT DISTINCT
(A) SELECT (B) SELECT UNIQUE

(B) UPDATE (C) SELECT UNIQUE RECORDS

(C) DELETE (D) SELECT UNIQUE VALUES

(D) INSERT 70. Which SQL command is used to

combine rows from two or more tables
66. Which SQL command is used to create a
based on related columns ?
new table ?
(A) JOIN
(A) CREATE TABLE
(B) UNION
(B) ALTER TABLE (C) INTERSECT
(C) DROP TABLE (D) MERGE
(D) INSERT TABLE
71. What is a transaction in the context of

67. Which SQL command is used to add a transaction processing ?

(A) A unit of work that is executed as a
new column to an existing table ?
single, indivisible operation
(A) CREATE COLUMN (B) A record stored in a database
(B) ALTER COLUMN (C) A query executed against a
database
(C) ADD COLUMN
(D) A user session in a database
(D) UPDATE COLUMN
management system

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72. ACID properties of a transaction include : 75. Which of the following is an example of

(A) Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, a transaction processing system ?

Durability (A) Online banking system

(B) Atomicity, Concurrency, Isolation, (B) Word processing software

Durability (C) Video editing software

(C) Availability, Consistency, (D) Gaming console

Isolation, Durability
76. The process of undoing or rolling back a
(D) Availability, Concurrency,
transaction to its original state is called :
Integrity, Durability
(A) Recovery
73. In transaction processing, consistency (B) Commit
refers to : (C) Abort
(A) Ensuring that the database remains (D) Consistency check
in a valid state before and after a
77. Which of the following concurrency
transaction
control techniques ensures serializability
(B) Providing concurrent access to the
of transactions ?
database by multiple users
(A) Locking
(C) Recovering the database after a
(B) Two-phase commit
system failure
(C) Timestamp ordering
(D) Preserving the order of transactions
(D) Checkpointing
in a system
78. The process of combining multiple
74. Which of the following is an example of
transactions into a single logical unit of
a transaction processing system ?
work is called :
(A) Online banking system (A) Transaction commit
(B) Word processing software (B) Transaction rollback
(C) Video editing software (C) Transaction isolation

(D) Gaming console (D) Transaction serialization

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79. Which of the following is an example of 82. Which of the following data models

a distributed transaction processing represents data in a hierarchical structure

system ? with parent-child relationships ?

(A) Relational data model

(A) Online shopping website
(B) Network data model
(B) Personal finance management
(C) Hierarchical data model
software
(D) Object-oriented data model
(C) Inventory management system
83. Which data model represents data as a
(D) Social media platform
collection of objects with properties and

80. Which of the following is not a methods ?

component of a transaction processing (A) Relational data model

system ? (B) Network data model

(C) Hierarchical data model
(A) Transaction manager
(D) Object-oriented data model
(B) Database server
84. Which data model represents data as a set
(C) Query optimizer
of tables with rows and columns ?
(D) User interface
(A) Relational data model

81. What is a data model ? (B) Network data model

(C) Hierarchical data model
(A) A representation of data
(D) Object-oriented data model
relationships in a database
85. Which data model allows for complex
(B) A programming language used to
data structures, relationships, and
manipulate data
inheritance ?
(C) A storage structure for data in a
(A) Relational data model
database
(B) Network data model
(D) A set of rules for accessing data in
(C) Hierarchical data model
a database (D) Object-oriented data model

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86. Which data model is based on a 91. Relation algebra is a formalism for
mathematical concept called set theory ? manipulating and querying relational
(A) Relational data model databases. Which of the following is true
(B) Network data model
about relation algebra ?
(C) Hierarchical data model
(D) Object-oriented data model (A) It is a procedural language for

87. Which data model represents data as a database programming.

collection of records connected through (B) It is a declarative language for
pointers ? expressing queries on databases.
(A) Relational data model
(C) It is a physical storage format for
(B) Network data model
databases.
(C) Hierarchical data model
(D) Object-oriented data model (D) It is a network model for

88. Which data model is the most widely organizing data in databases.
used for commercial databases ?
92. Which of the following operations in
(A) Relational data model
relation algebra is used to select rows
(B) Network data model
(C) Hierarchical data model from a relation that satisfy a given
(D) Object-oriented data model condition ?

89. Which data model is used to describe the (A) Union

structure and behavior of a database (B) Join
system ?
(C) Projection
(A) Conceptual data model
(B) Logical data model (D) Selection
(C) Physical data model
93. Which of the following operations in
(D) External data model
relation algebra combines tuples from
90. Which data model represents the overall
two relations based on a common
structure of a database without
attribute ?
implementation details ?
(A) Union
(A) Conceptual data model
(B) Join
(B) Logical data model
(C) Physical data model (C) Projection

(D) External data model (D) Difference

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94. The difference operation in relation 97. Which of the following is a common
algebra is used to : technique used for data recovery in
databases ?
(A) Combine tuples from two relations.
(A) Replication
(B) Remove duplicates from a relation. (B) Encryption
(C) Redundancy
(C) Select rows from a relation that
(D) Indexing
satisfy a given condition.
98. What is data security in the context of
(D) Remove tuples from one relation
databases ?
that appear in another relation.
(A) The process of ensuring data

95. Which of the following operations in consistency in a database

(B) The process of maintaining data
relation algebra is used to combine tuples
integrity in a database
from two relations into a single relation
(C) The process of protecting data from
without duplicates ? unauthorized access, use,
(A) Union disclosure, disruption,
modification, or destruction
(B) Join
(D) The process of backing up data in a
(C) Projection database
(D) Intersection
99. Which of the following is a common

96. What is data recovery in the context of method for enhancing data security in

databases ? databases ?
(A) Database normalization
(A) The process of restoring a database
(B) Database replication
to a previous state after a system
(C) Database encryption
failure
(D) Database indexing
(B) The process of securing data from
100. Which of the following is an example of
unauthorized access
a database security threat ?
(C) The process of converting data into
(A) Data redundancy
a readable format
(B) Data corruption
(D) The process of optimizing database (C) SQL injection
performance (D) Data normalization

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