A nested subquery in SQL is a subquery placed inside another query, often in the WHERE, FROM, or SELECT clause. It helps break down complex queries into manageable parts and allows stepwise data filtering and transformation.
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Which of the following is a valid nested subquery?
SELECT name FROM employees WHERE department_id = ( SELECT id FROM departments WHERE name = ‘Sales’ );
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What happens if a nested subquery returns more than one row and is used with = operator?
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What SQL operator is used to handle multiple values from a nested subquery?
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Can nested subqueries be multi-level (i.e., subquery inside subquery)?
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What does this query return?
SELECT name FROM employees WHERE salary > ( SELECT AVG(salary) FROM employees WHERE department_id = ( SELECT id FROM departments WHERE name = ‘Marketing’ ) );
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What is required for a nested subquery to be valid in the `SELECT` clause?
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Can you use nested subqueries inside the `FROM` clause?
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What is the purpose of using a nested subquery?
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Which keyword works best with nested subqueries that return TRUE/FALSE?
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Which is better for performance in large data sets?
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What is the result if a nested subquery returns no rows and is used with IN?
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What does this query return?
SELECT name FROM students WHERE id IN ( SELECT student_id FROM enrollments WHERE course_id IN ( SELECT id FROM courses WHERE name = ‘SQL Basics’ ) );
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What should you ensure when using `=` with a subquery?
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Summary
A nested subquery lets you run queries within queries, making SQL code modular and readable. While powerful, care must be taken to use proper operators (`=`, `IN`, `EXISTS`) based on the number of rows returned by the subquery.
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