Hi

The answer is 1...

see the follo..
SQL>CREATE TABLE PRAS(C1 VARCHAR2(5));
Table created.

SQL> INSERT INTO PRAS VALUES(' ');

1 row created.

SQL> SELECT * FROM PRAS;

C1
-----


SQL> SELECT LENGTH(C1) FROM PRAS;

LENGTH(C1)
----------
1


hOPE THIS WILL HELP U...

Pras