How to use index in select statement?

Question

Lets say in the employee table, I have created an index(idx_name) on the emp_name column of the table.

Do I need to explicitly specify the index name in

Answer 1

If you want to test the index to see if it works, here is the syntax:

SELECT *
FROM Table WITH(INDEX(Index_Name))

The WITH statement will force the index to be used.