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Here are some tricky🧩 SQL interview questions!

1. Find the second-highest salary in a table without using LIMIT or TOP.

2. Write a SQL query to find all employees who earn more than their managers.

3. Find the duplicate rows in a table without using GROUP BY.

4. Write a SQL query to find the top 10% of earners in a table.

5. Find the cumulative sum of a column in a table.

6. Write a SQL query to find all employees who have never taken a leave.

7. Find the difference between the current row and the next row in a table.

8. Write a SQL query to find all departments with more than one employee.

9. Find the maximum value of a column for each group without using GROUP BY.

10. Write a SQL query to find all employees who have taken more than 3 leaves in a month.

These questions are designed to test your SQL skills, including your ability to write efficient queries, think creatively, and solve complex problems.

Here are the answers to these questions:

1. SELECT MAX(salary) FROM table WHERE salary NOT IN (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM table)

2. SELECT e1.* FROM employees e1 JOIN employees e2 ON e1.manager_id = (link unavailable) WHERE e1.salary > e2.salary

3. SELECT * FROM table WHERE rowid IN (SELECT rowid FROM table GROUP BY column HAVING COUNT(*) > 1)

4. SELECT * FROM table WHERE salary > (SELECT PERCENTILE_CONT(0.9) WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY salary) FROM table)

5. SELECT column, SUM(column) OVER (ORDER BY rowid) FROM table

6. SELECT * FROM employees WHERE id NOT IN (SELECT employee_id FROM leaves)

7. SELECT *, column - LEAD(column) OVER (ORDER BY rowid) FROM table

8. SELECT department FROM employees GROUP BY department HAVING COUNT(*) > 1

9. SELECT MAX(column) FROM table WHERE column NOT IN (SELECT MAX(column) FROM table GROUP BY group_column)

Here you can find essential SQL Interview Resources👇
https://t.me/mysqldata

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