Hi, suppose we have 2 columns a and b . we need to query by a and sometimes by b for data consistency UNIQUE(a,b) also needs to be there. we create indexes below: create unique index ab on t(a,b); create index b on t(b); it has been observed that index ab is used while querying for a , can we always avoid creating the extra index on a ie, create index a on t(a); (does other databases also behave similar?) Regds mallah.