Which of the following is an example of a Data Manipulation Language statement?

• A. CREATE
• B. INSERT INTO
• C. GRANT
• D. DROP

Answer: (B)

Data Manipulation Language statements are used to change the data stored in tables, not the structure of the database. Inserting a new row is a quintessential DML operation because it adds data to a table. For example, INSERT INTO employees (id, name) VALUES (1, 'Alice') adds a new record to the employees table.

The other options deal with schema or access control: CREATE defines a new table or object, DROP removes an object, and GRANT assigns privileges. These are not about manipulating the actual data, so they are not DML.