Which Transact-SQL query should you use?

You create a table that has the StudentCode, SubjectCode, and Marks columns to record
mid-year marks for students. The table has marks obtained by 50 students for various
subjects.
You need to retrieve the students who scored the highest marks for each subject along with
the marks.
Which Transact-SQL query should you use?

You create a table that has the StudentCode, SubjectCode, and Marks columns to record
mid-year marks for students. The table has marks obtained by 50 students for various
subjects.
You need to retrieve the students who scored the highest marks for each subject along with
the marks.
Which Transact-SQL query should you use?

A.
SELECT StudentCode as Code, RANK() OVER(ORDER BY AVG(Marks) DESC) AS
Value
FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode

B.
SELECT Id, Name, Marks, DENSE_RANK() OVER(ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank
FROM StudentMarks

C.
SELECT StudentCode as Code, DENSE_RANK() OVER(ORDER BY AVG(Marks)
DESC) AS
Value
FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode

D.
SELECT StudentCode as Code, NTILE(2) OVER(ORDER BY AVG(Marks) DESC) AS
Value
FROM StudentMarks
GROUP BY StudentCode

E.
SELECT StudentCode AS Code, Marks AS Value FROM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK() OVER(PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank
FROM StudentMarks) tmp
WHERE Rank = 1

F.
SELECT StudentCode AS Code, Marks AS Value FROM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK() OVER(PARTITION BY SubjectCode ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank
FROM StudentMarks) tmp
WHERE Rank = 1

G.
SELECT StudentCode AS Code, Marks AS Value FROM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANK() OVER(PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks ASC) AS Rank
FROM StudentMarks) tmp
WHERE Rank = 1

H.
SELECT StudentCode AS Code, Marks AS Value FROM (
SELECT StudentCode, Marks AS Marks,
RANXO OVER(PARTITION BY StudentCode ORDER BY Marks DESC) AS Rank
FROM StudentMarks) tmp
WHERE Rank = 1



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Minion

Minion

You need to GROUP BY or PARTITION BY SubjectCode for this one. It means that E or F would be the one. However, E sorts ASC making rank 1 to be the lowest mark. That’s why it’s F.