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Find out the logical error in the following MySQL code snippet?
CREATE TABLE person
( person_id VARCHAR(20),
 Name VARCHAR (20),
 Address VARCHAR (20),
 Mobile_no  SMALLINT 
);

A. Lesser number of columns

B. Incorrect definition

C. Primary key is missing

D. None of the mentioned

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

This code snippet is trying to create a table named "person" with four columns:

* person_id (a text field of length 20 characters)
* Name (a text field of length 20 characters)
* Address (a text field of length 20 characters)
* Mobile_no (a small integer)

The problem is with the Mobile_no column. Mobile phone numbers are typically too long for a SMALLINT data type.

A SMALLINT can hold a maximum value of 32,767. This is not enough to store a typical mobile number.

The correct way to define this column would be using VARCHAR for the mobile number, as it is a text field.

Therefore, the logical error in the code snippet is "Incorrect definition" (Option B).

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