SALESFORCE-PD1 Developer Fundamentals Practice Question
Which TWO statements about SOSL (Salesforce Object Search Language) are true? Choose 2 options.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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SOSL can query text across multiple standard and custom objects in a single query.
SOSL searches across multiple objects and returns lists of sObjects grouped by object type.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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SOSL can only query a single object per statement.
Why it's wrong here
SOSL's core purpose is searching across multiple objects.
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SOSL can query text across multiple standard and custom objects in a single query.
Why this is correct
SOSL is optimized for cross-object text searches.
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SOSL search results return a list of lists of sObjects.
Why this is correct
SOSL query results are structured as List<List<SObject>>.
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SOSL queries support complex arithmetic calculations and grouping clauses.
Why it's wrong here
SOSL does not support GROUP BY or aggregate calculations like SOQL.
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SOSL queries are executed using the SELECT keyword.
Why it's wrong here
SOSL uses the FIND keyword.
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