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1) Who is the highest paid C programmer?

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SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY=(SELECT MAX(SALARY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 LIKE C OR PROF2 LIKE C)

2) Who is the highest paid female cobol programmer?

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SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY=(SELECT MAX(SALARY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE (PROF1 LIKE COBOL OR PROF2 LIKE COBOL))
AND SEX LIKE F

3) Display the name of the HIGEST paid programmer for EACH language (prof1)

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SELECT DISTINCT NAME, SALARY, PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE (SALARY,PROF1) IN (SELECT MAX(SALARY),PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)

4) Who is the LEAST experienced programmer?

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SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) EXP,NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) = (SELECT MIN(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER)

5) Who is the MOST experienced programmer?

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SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) EXP,NAME,PROF1,PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) = (SELECT MAX(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND (PROF1 LIKE COBOL OR PROF2 LIKE COBOL)

6) Which language is known by ONLY ONE programmer?

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SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN
(SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN
(SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1;

7) Who is the YONGEST programmer knowing DBASE?

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SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) AGE, NAME, PROF1, PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) = (SELECT MIN(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 LIKE DBASE OR PROF2 LIKE DBASE)

8) Which institute has MOST NUMBER of students?

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SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY SPLACE
HAVING COUNT(SPLACE)= (SELECT MAX(COUNT(SPLACE))
FROM STUDIES GROUP BY SPLACE)

9) Who is the above programmer?

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SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 IN (SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN (SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN (SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1))
UNION
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF2 IN (SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN (SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN (SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1))

10) Which female programmer earns MORE than 3000/- but DOES NOT know C, C++, Oracle or Dbase?

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SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE F
AND SALARY >3000
AND (PROF1 NOT IN(C,C++,ORACLE,DBASE)
OR PROF2 NOT IN(C,C++,ORACLE,DBASE))

11) Which is the COSTLIEST course?

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SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST = (SELECT MAX(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)

12) Which course has been done by MOST of the students?

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SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE
HAVING COUNT(COURSE)= (SELECT MAX(COUNT(COURSE))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)

13) Display name of the institute and course Which has below AVERAGE course fee?

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SELECT SPLACE,COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST < (SELECT AVG(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)

14) Which institute conducts COSTLIEST course?

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SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST = (SELECT MAX(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)

15) Which course has below AVERAGE number of students?

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SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
HAVING COUNT(NAME)<(SELECT AVG(COUNT(NAME))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)
GROUP BY COURSE;

16) Which institute conducts the above course?

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SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE COURSE IN (SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
HAVING COUNT(NAME) < (SELECT AVG(COUNT(NAME))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)
GROUP BY COURSE);

17) Display names of the course WHOSE fees are within 1000(+ or -) of the AVERAGE fee.

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SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST < (SELECT AVG(CCOST)+1000 FROM STUDIES)
AND CCOST > (SELECT AVG(CCOST)-1000 FROM STUDIES)

18) Which package has the HIGEST development cost?

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SELECT TITLE,DCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)

19) Which package has the LOWEST selling cost?

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SELECT TITLE,SCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SCOST = (SELECT MIN(SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)

20) Who developed the package, which has sold the LEAST number of copies?

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SELECT NAME,SOLD
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD = (SELECT MIN(SOLD) FROM SOFTWARE)

21) Which language was used to develop the package WHICH has the HIGEST sales amount?

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SELECT DEV_IN,SCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SCOST = (SELECT MAX(SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)

22) How many copies of the package that has the LEAST DIFFRENCE between development and selling cost were sold?

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SELECT SOLD,TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE TITLE = (SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE (DCOST-SCOST)=(SELECT MIN(DCOST-SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE))

23) Which is the COSTLIEAST package developed in PASCAL?

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SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN LIKE PASCAL)

24) Which language was used to develop the MOST NUMBER of package?

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SELECT DEV_IN FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
HAVING MAX(DEV_IN) = (SELECT MAX(DEV_IN) FROM SOFTWARE)

25) Which programmer has developed the HIGEST NUMBER of package?

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SELECT NAME FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
HAVING MAX(NAME) = (SELECT MAX(NAME) FROM SOFTWARE)

26) Who is the author of the COSTLIEST package?

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SELECT NAME,DCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)

27) Display names of packages WHICH have been sold LESS THAN the AVERAGE number of copies?

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SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD < (SELECT AVG(SOLD) FROM SOFTWARE)

28) Who are the female programmers earning MORE than the HIGEST paid male programmers?

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SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE F
AND SALARY > (SELECT(MAX(SALARY))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE M)

29) Which language has been stated as prof1 by MOST of the programmers?

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SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 = (SELECT MAX(PROF1)
FROM PROGRAMMER)

30) Who are the authors of packages, WHICH have recovered MORE THAN double the development cost?

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SELECT NAME distinct
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD*SCOST > 2*DCOST

31) Display programmer names and CHEAPEST package developed by them in EACH language?

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SELECT NAME,TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST IN (SELECT MIN(DCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN)

32) Who is the YOUNGEST male programmer born in 1965?

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SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE DOB=(SELECT (MAX(DOB))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,YYYY) LIKE 1965)

33) Display language used by EACH programmer to develop the HIGEST selling and LOWEST selling package.

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SELECT NAME, DEV_IN
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD IN (SELECT MAX(SOLD)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME)
UNION
SELECT NAME, DEV_IN
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD IN (SELECT MIN(SOLD)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME)

34) Who is the OLDEST female programmer WHO joined in 1992

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SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE DOJ=(SELECT (MIN(DOJ))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,YYYY) LIKE 1992)

35) In WHICH year where the MOST NUMBER of programmer born?

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SELECT DISTINCT TO_CHAR(DOB,YYYY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,YYYY) = (SELECT MIN(TO_CHAR(DOJ,YYYY))
FROM PROGRAMMER)

36) In WHICH month did MOST NUMBRER of programmer join?

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SELECT DISTINCT TO_CHAR(DOJ,MONTH)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,MON) = (SELECT MIN(TO_CHAR(DOJ,MON))
FROM PROGRAMMER)

37) In WHICH language are MOST of the programmers proficient?

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SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING COUNT(PROF1)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF1))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)
OR COUNT(PROF2)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF2))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2)
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING COUNT(PROF1)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF1))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)
OR COUNT(PROF2)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF2))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2)

38) Who are the male programmers earning BELOW the AVERAGE salary of female programmers?

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SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE M
AND SALARY < (SELECT(AVG(SALARY))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE F)

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