COBOL

1. Conditions can be specified in which LEVEL?

LEVEL 66

LEVEL 77

LEVEL 88

LEVEL 01

2. An input procedure will release the record to sort the file rather than writing it

True

False

3. Which one is used to represent data from a different program?

INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION

CONFIGURATION SECTION

LINKAGE SECTION

EXTERNAL SECTION

4. Column 7 is called as:

Indicator

Level

Area A

Margin B

5. Which of the following is NOT a part of IDENTIFICATION DIVISION?

DATE-WRITTEN

SOURCE-COMPUTER

AUTHOR

DATE-COMPILED

6. Call by Reference allows sub program to change a copy of variable from callers storage

True

False

7. Which one is a control verb?

WRITE

READ

GO TO

READ ... AT END

8. Number of OCCURS clause needed for a two dimensional array

1

2

3

4

9. Which of the following can execute a statement with or without a condition one or more times?

EVALUATE

PERFORM

IF

INSPECT

10. The maximum value that a subscript can take is determined by

REDEFINES

RENAMES

OCCURS

POINTER

11. The following code will execute the para how many times? PERFORM PARA-A VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I>20 AFTER J FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL J>5

0 times

100 times

80 times

76 times

12. Which character is used to indicate a commented line in COBOL?

/*

//*

//

*

13. Which DIVISION cannot not have a SECTION?

IDENTIFICATION

ENVIRONMENT

DATA

PROCEDURE

14. Which should NOT begin in AREA A?

PARAGRAPH

SENTENCE

DIVISION

SECTION

15. Which of the following allows to implement CASE structure?

PERFORM

SWITCH

EVALUATE

INSPECT

16. In order to update a record in an index file, it should be accessed in

INPUT mode

OUTPUT mode

I-O mode

EXTEND mode

17. How many times 'HI' will displayed for the following code? MOVE 3 TO I PERFORM WITH TEST AFTER UNTIL I > 5 DISPLAY 'HI' ADD 1 TO I END-PERFORM

0

1

3

Infinite

18. Z is used to replace

Zeros

Blanks

Numbers

None of the above

19. Which operation is required before you do a READ on a KSDS file sequentially?

CLOSE

START

BEGIN

RETURN

20. Which of the following is NOT a figurative constant

ZERO

FILLER

SPACE

LOW-VALUE

21. Access mode for both sequential and random is

SEQUENTIAL

RANDOM

DYNAMIC

DIRECT

22. By using REWRITE command the length of the record can be increased from the currently read record upto the maximum record size in which of the VSAM datasets?

KSDS

ESDS

RRDS

23. In a two dimensional table, the first subscript can be used to access

Minor level of the OCCURS clause

Major level of the OCCURS clause

First subscript is not necessary

Second subscript is necessarySecond subscript is necessarySecond subscript is necessary

24. When you will get the File Status Code 39 ?

READ

WRITE

OPEN

DELETE

25. Which of the following is NOT a valid class condition?

DECIMAL

NUMERIC

ALPHABETIC

ALPHABETIC-UPPER

26. Which of the following is used to indicate the end of a paragraph?

END-PARA

EXIT

RETURN

STOP RUN

27. The SELECT statement is coded in

WORKING STORAGE SECTION

CONFIGURATION SECTION

INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION

FILE SECTION

28. In a SORT procedure the statement to write to the sort records are

RELEASE

READ

RETURN

START

29. Which one is FALSE?

Dataname cannot have more than 30 characters

Dataname can have a under score

Dataname cannot end with hyphen

Dataname cannot start with a number

30. If stand alone COBOL program is coded with GOBACK instead of STOP RUN, then

Terminate abnormally

No difference

Infinite loop

Compiler error

31. How values are assigned to an index variable?

SET 1 TO I1

SET I1 TO 1

MOVE 1 TO I1

MOVE I1 TO 1

32. If the given table subscript is beyond the range of array, the program will end abnormally

True

False

Depends on compiler option

Cant say

33. Subscript and index can be used together

True

False

34. Which of the following is NOT a valid sign condition?

NUMERIC

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

ZERO

35. Consider the following COBOL statements: PERFORM B VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I > 5 AFTER VARYING B FROM 2 BY 3 UNTIL B >10

Will result in compiler error

Will result in run time error

It is a valid statement

Will result in infinite loop

36. How to pass arguments when calling a COBOL procedure?

By content

By reference

By data

By value

Submit

37. Minimum number of divisions required in a COBOL program

1

2

3

4

38. SPECIAL-NAMES is a paragraph found in

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

DATA DIVISION

There is no such paragraph in COBOL

39. In order to rewrite an ESDS file in which of the following modes it should be opened:

INPUT

OUTPUT

I-O

EXTEND

40. Which statement is used to simulate the carriage return in reports?

ADVANCING

CARRIAGE

RETURN

CRLF

41. Which DIVISION cannot have a PARAGRAPH?

IDENTIFICATION

ENVIRONMENT

DATA

PROCEDURE

42. INSPECT Statement is used for

Find a string

Replace a string

Count the characters in a string

Submit

43. Which one of the following is a figurative constant?

ZERO

NULL

QUOTES

FILLER

Submit

44. Which statement can be used to add records to the end of file in COBOL?

WRITE

APPEND

REWRITE

RETURN

45. Which of the following only elementary data element have

PIC

OCCURS

USAGE

VALUE

46. Header and footers for a file can be specified using

STANDARD

HEADER

OMITTED

FOOTER

Submit

47. In a SORT procedure the statement to read the sort records are

RELEASE

READ

RETURN

START

48. 01 A PIC 9(7) USAGE ___ takes 4 Bytes that what is the usage ?

DISPLAY

COMP-2

COMP-3

COMP-4

Submit

49. Which DIVISIONS are mandatory in a COBOL ?

IDENTIFICATION

ENVIRONMENT

DATA

PROCEDURE

Submit

50. Which Level will take ONLY elementary data item specification?

Level 01

Level 49

Level 77

Level 88

Submit

COBOL

1. Conditions can be specified in which LEVEL?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. An input procedure will release the record to sort the file rather than writing it

3. Which one is used to represent data from a different program?

4. Column 7 is called as:

5. Which of the following is NOT a part of IDENTIFICATION DIVISION?

6. Call by Reference allows sub program to change a copy of variable from callers storage

7. Which one is a control verb?

8. Number of OCCURS clause needed for a two dimensional array

9. Which of the following can execute a statement with or without a condition one or more times?

10. The maximum value that a subscript can take is determined by

11. The following code will execute the para how many times? PERFORM PARA-A VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I>20 AFTER J FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL J>5

12. Which character is used to indicate a commented line in COBOL?

13. Which DIVISION cannot not have a SECTION?

14. Which should NOT begin in AREA A?

15. Which of the following allows to implement CASE structure?

16. In order to update a record in an index file, it should be accessed in

17. How many times 'HI' will displayed for the following code? MOVE 3 TO I PERFORM WITH TEST AFTER UNTIL I > 5 DISPLAY 'HI' ADD 1 TO I END-PERFORM

18. Z is used to replace

19. Which operation is required before you do a READ on a KSDS file sequentially?

20. Which of the following is NOT a figurative constant

21. Access mode for both sequential and random is

22. By using REWRITE command the length of the record can be increased from the currently read record upto the maximum record size in which of the VSAM datasets?

23. In a two dimensional table, the first subscript can be used to access

24. When you will get the File Status Code 39 ?

25. Which of the following is NOT a valid class condition?

26. Which of the following is used to indicate the end of a paragraph?

27. The SELECT statement is coded in

28. In a SORT procedure the statement to write to the sort records are

29. Which one is FALSE?

30. If stand alone COBOL program is coded with GOBACK instead of STOP RUN, then

31. How values are assigned to an index variable?

32. If the given table subscript is beyond the range of array, the program will end abnormally

33. Subscript and index can be used together

34. Which of the following is NOT a valid sign condition?

35. Consider the following COBOL statements: PERFORM B VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I > 5 AFTER VARYING B FROM 2 BY 3 UNTIL B >10

36. How to pass arguments when calling a COBOL procedure?

37. Minimum number of divisions required in a COBOL program

38. SPECIAL-NAMES is a paragraph found in

39. In order to rewrite an ESDS file in which of the following modes it should be opened:

40. Which statement is used to simulate the carriage return in reports?

41. Which DIVISION cannot have a PARAGRAPH?

42. INSPECT Statement is used for

43. Which one of the following is a figurative constant?

44. Which statement can be used to add records to the end of file in COBOL?

45. Which of the following only elementary data element have

46. Header and footers for a file can be specified using

47. In a SORT procedure the statement to read the sort records are

48. 01 A PIC 9(7) USAGE ___ takes 4 Bytes that what is the usage ?

49. Which DIVISIONS are mandatory in a COBOL ?

50. Which Level will take ONLY elementary data item specification?