diff --git a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/controllers/databaseController.ts b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/controllers/databaseController.ts
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index 0000000000..6f7c98b876
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+++ b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/controllers/databaseController.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Request, Response } from 'express';
+import Topic from '../models/topicModel';
+import Difficulty from '../models/difficultyModel';
+
+// Get all topics
+export const getAllTopics = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
+  try {
+    const topics = await Topic.find();
+    res.status(200).json(topics);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error fetching topics', error });
+  }
+};
+
+// Check if a topic exists
+export const topicExists = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
+  try {
+    const { topicName } = req.params;
+    const topic = await Topic.findOne({ name: topicName });
+    if (topic) {
+      res.status(200).json({ exists: true });
+    } else {
+      res.status(404).json({ exists: false, message: 'Topic not found' });
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error checking topic', error });
+  }
+};
+
+// Get all difficulties
+export const getDifficulties = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
+  try {
+    const difficulties = await Difficulty.find();
+    res.status(200).json(difficulties);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error fetching difficulties', error });
+  }
+};
+
+// Check if a difficulty exists
+export const difficultyExists = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      const { difficultyName } = req.params;
+      const topic = await Topic.findOne({ name: difficultyName });
+      if (topic) {
+        res.status(200).json({ exists: true });
+      } else {
+        res.status(404).json({ exists: false, message: 'Difficulty not found' });
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error checking difficulty', error });
+    }
+  };
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diff --git a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/difficultyModel.ts b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/difficultyModel.ts
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index 0000000000..80a7804145
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+++ b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/difficultyModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import mongoose, { Schema, Document } from 'mongoose';
+
+interface IDifficulty extends Document {
+  difficulty: string;
+}
+
+const DifficultySchema: Schema = new Schema({
+  difficulty: { type: String, required: true, unique: true }
+});
+
+export default mongoose.model<IDifficulty>('Difficulty', DifficultySchema);
diff --git a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/topicModel.ts b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/topicModel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..812b67be78
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+++ b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/models/topicModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import mongoose, { Schema, Document } from 'mongoose';
+
+interface ITopic extends Document {
+  topic: string;
+}
+
+const TopicSchema: Schema = new Schema({
+  topic: { type: String, required: true, unique: true }
+});
+
+export default mongoose.model<ITopic>('Topic', TopicSchema);
diff --git a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/routes/databaseRoutes.ts b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/routes/databaseRoutes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a69f297381
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+++ b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/routes/databaseRoutes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import { getAllTopics, topicExists, getDifficulties } from '../controllers/databaseController';
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.get('/topics', getAllTopics);
+router.get('/topics/exists/:topicName', topicExists);
+router.get('/difficulties', getDifficulties);
+router.get('/difficulties/exists/:difficultyName', topicExists);
+
+export default router;
+
diff --git a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/server.ts b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/server.ts
index e0a9e91d20..4831dfa5c8 100644
--- a/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/server.ts
+++ b/peerprep/backend/question-service/src/server.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 dotenv.config();
 import connectDB from '../config/db';
 import questionRoutes from './routes/questionRoutes';
+import databaseRoutes from './routes/databaseRoutes';
 import loadSampleData from './sampleData';
 
 connectDB() // Initialize MongoDB connection
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ app.use(express.json());
 // API routes
 app.use('/api', questionRoutes);
 
+// Database routes
+app.use('/api', databaseRoutes);
+
 // Health check route
 app.get('/hello', (req, res) => {
   res.json({ message: 'Hello World' });