Unmasking the Best of PLSQL: Expert Level (2024)

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Time Provided : 30 minutes

Today's Date : 25 August 2025

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Which of the following statement is used to declare a cursor variable in PL/SQL?

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FETCH cur_name INTO ...;

OPEN cur_name FOR SELECT ...;

DECLARE cur_name SYS_REFCURSOR;

CURSOR cur_name IS SELECT ...;

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What is the purpose of the FORALL statement in PL/SQL?

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To perform operations on a single row

To perform conditional operations on multiple rows

To perform bulk operations on multiple rows

To perform operations on a single column

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What is the purpose of the SQL%BULK_ROWCOUNT attribute in PL/SQL?

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It returns the number of open cursors in the current session

It returns the number of rows affected by a DML statement for each iteration of a FORALL statement

It returns the number of rows processed by a SQL statement

It returns the number of elements in a collection

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What is the purpose of the DBMS_ALERT package in PL/SQL?

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To profile and analyze the performance of PL/SQL code

To send and receive emails

To perform encryption and decryption

To manage database alerts and notifications

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Which PL/SQL construct is used to handle collections that are not known at compile time?

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RECORD

VARRAY

TABLE

ASSOCIATIVE ARRAY

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Which of the following statement is used to create a PL/SQL package specification?

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CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY package_name;

CREATE PACKAGE SPECIFICATION package_name;

CREATE PACKAGE BODY package_name;

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE package_name;

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What is the purpose of the DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE procedure in PL/SQL?

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It retrieves the current date and time

It displays a message on the screen or in the output buffer

It executes a SQL statement and returns the output

It writes data to a file

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Which of the following packages is used for file operations in PL/SQL?

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UTL_FILE

DBMS_FILE

DBMS_SQL

DBMS_OUTPUT

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What is the purpose of the %ROWTYPE attribute in PL/SQL?

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It returns the value of a record

It returns the structure of a record

It returns the datatype of a record

It returns the size of a record

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What is the purpose of the PRAGMA SERIALLY_REUSABLE directive in PL/SQL?

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It declares that the package state is not changed during its execution

It optimizes the memory usage of the PL/SQL cursor

It specifies that the cursor can be reused by multiple sessions

It indicates that the package can be invalidated and recompiled automatically

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11.

How can you dynamically execute any SQL query in PL/SQL?

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Using the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement

DBMS_DYNAMIC_SQL

Using the OPEN-FOR statement

Using the FETCH statement

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12.

What is the purpose of the %TYPE attribute in PL/SQL?

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It returns the position of a variable or column

It returns the value of a variable or column

It returns the size of a variable or column

It returns the datatype of a variable or column

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13.

What is the purpose of the NOCOPY hint in PL/SQL parameter passing?

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It optimizes the performance of parameter passing by reducing memory usage

It ensures that the parameter is passed by reference instead of by value

It prevents the parameter from being copied when passed to a subprogram

It forces the parameter to be passed by value instead of by reference

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14.

Which of the following is NOT a valid cursor attribute?

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%NOTFOUND

%OPEN

%ROWCOUNT

%FOUND

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15.

What is the purpose of the BULK COLLECT clause in PL/SQL?

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To perform bulk operations on multiple columns

To perform bulk operations on a single column

To perform bulk operations on multiple rows

To perform bulk operations on a single row

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What is the purpose of the BULK COLLECT clause in PL/SQL?

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It fetches multiple columns from a cursor into a collection at once

It fetches a single row from a cursor into a collection

It fetches multiple rows from a cursor into a collection at once

It fetches multiple rows from a collection into a cursor at once

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17.

Which of the following is the correct way to declare a cursor parameter in a PL/SQL function?

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FUNCTION func_name(cur_param IN OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)

FUNCTION func_name(cur_param IN SYS_REFCURSOR)

FUNCTION func_name(cur_param SYS_REFCURSOR)

FUNCTION func_name(cur_param OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)

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18.

What is the purpose of the DBMS_LOCK package in PL/SQL?

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To manage transaction locks

To manage user locks

To manage database locks

To manage file locks

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19.

Which of the following statements is used to handle any exceptions in PL/SQL?

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RAISE_ERROR

RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR

EXCEPTION ANY

EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS

EXCEPTION ALL

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20.

What is the purpose of the DBMS_CRYPTO package in PL/SQL?

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To perform encryption and decryption operations

To perform file operations

To manage user sessions

To manage database user keys

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21.

Which of the following statements is used to explicitly open a cursor?

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DECLARE cursor_name;

FETCH cursor_name;

DEFINE cursor_name;

OPEN cursor_name;

EXECUTE IMMEDIATE

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22.

Which of the following is the correct way to declare a record type in PL/SQL?

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DECLARE rec_name RECORD (col1 data_type, col2 data_type);

RECORD rec_name (col1 data_type, col2 data_type);

TYPE rec_name IS RECORD (col1 data_type, col2 data_type);

CREATE RECORD rec_name (col1 data_type, col2 data_type);

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23.

What is the difference between a PL/SQL function and a procedure?

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A function cannot return a value, while a procedure can

A procedure cannot contain SQL statements, while a function can

A function cannot have parameters, while a procedure can

A function must return a value, while a procedure may or may not

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24.

What is the purpose of the SAVEPOINT statement in PL/SQL?

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To create a temporary checkpoint within a transaction

To start a new transaction by committing the previous transaction

To commit a transaction

To rollback a transaction

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25.

What is the purpose of the AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION pragma in PL/SQL?

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To commit a transaction within a PL/SQL block

It sets the isolation level of the transaction to serializable

To rollback a transaction within a PL/SQL block

To start a new transaction within a PL/SQL block

To create an independent transaction within a PL/SQL block

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26.

Which statement is used to define a user-defined exception in PL/SQL?

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RAISE

DECLARE

PRAGMA

EXCEPTION

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27.

What is the purpose of the CONTINUE statement in PL/SQL?

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It skips the remaining statements in the current iteration and continues with the next iteration

It raises an exception and terminates the program

It exits the loop and continues with the next iteration

It returns control to the caller and exits the current block of code

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28.

Which of the following statement is used to recreate a PL/SQL function?

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DEFINE FUNCTION function_name(parameters) RETURN data_type;

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION function_name(parameters) RETURN data_type;

CREATE FUNCTION function_name(parameters) RETURN data_type;

DECLARE FUNCTION function_name(parameters) RETURN data_type;

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29.

How do you handle multiple exceptions and process differently in PL/SQL?

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By using the WHEN OTHERS exception handler

By using the RAISE statement

By using nested BEGIN...END blocks

By using multiple EXCEPTION sections

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30.

Which of the following statements is used to exit from a loop in PL/SQL?

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CONTINUE

STOP

BREAK

EXIT

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