CSS Oracle SQL PL/SQL Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself
What is index?
How does index form internally?
What are pseudo columns?
What are exceptions? How to handle exceptions in PL/SQL?
Explain about exception propagation?
What is autonomous transaction?
What is trigger? Have you ever used it?
Define view
Can we update a view?(what are the conditions)?
if I have created view from two tables by taking all the columns in the table now is it possible to update that view?( ans : NO)
then I have to compulsory update that view how to do that(ans: by using instead of triggers).
What is instead of triggers?
what is syntax of case?
Difference between procedure and functions?
What is a package and what are its advantages?


Then asked on project for 5 to 10 min.
asked two queries
select duplicate records from a emp table?
Select Nth maximum salary from emp table?
SELECT * FROM EMP  WHERE ROWID NOT IN(SELECT MIN(ROWID) FROM EMP  GROUP BY EMPNO);
SELECT A.* FROM EMP A WHERE &N=(SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT(SAL)) FROM EMP B WHERE A.SAL<=B.SAL);                                                               
Why PL/SQL
Why package?
Why Triggers while you are having Constraints
Types of Triggers and Mutating Triggers
Examples for statement level and row level triggers
Bulk-fetch and bulk binding
What are the options that you use while pre-compiling a Pro*C program and why?
All about cursors
What is the need of Error Handling in PL/SQL and how will you do it
Explain Method 4 in paper
Write queries for deletion of duplicate records and nth max salary
Search and Replace in UNIX
Find syntax
Grep syntax
Copy all the fields from the result of ls –l command into different host variables and insert them into a database object
Describe materialized view
I/O redirection
Why Locks and different types of locks
Autonomous transaction
Referential Constraint