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    COBOL MOCK TEST

    http://www.tutorialspoint.com Copyright tutorialspoint.com

    This section presents you various set of Mock Tests related to COBOL Framework. You can
    download these sample mock tests at your local machine and solve offline at your convenience.
    Every mock test is supplied with a mock test key to let you verify the final score and grade yourself.

    COBOL MOCK TEST I

    Q 1 - Which data type is not available in COBOL?

    A - Alphabetic A

    B - Long L

    C - Alphanumeric X

    D - Numeric 9

    Q 2 - What does COBOL stand for?

    A - Common Business Oriented Language

    B - Common Business Object Language

    C - Common Oriented Business Language

    D - Common Object Business Language

    Q 3 - Which is the mandatory division in COBOL program?

    A - PROCEDURE DIVISION.

    B - IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

    C - DATA DIVISION

    D - ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

    Q 4 - How is sign stored in a COMP-3 field?

    A - First Bit

    B - Last Bit
    C - First Nibble

    D - Last Nibble

    Q 5 - What will happen if you code GO BACK instead of STOP RUN in a stand alone
    COBOL program?

    A - Program will give run time error.

    B - Program will go in infinite loop.

    C - Program will execute normally.

    D - Program will throw compilation error.

    Q 6 - Which of the following file opening mode is invalid in COBOL?

    A - APPEND

    B - INPUT

    C - OUTPUT

    D - EXTEND

    Q 7 - What is the maximum size of a numeric field we can define in COBOL?

    A - 920

    B - 918

    C - 931

    D - 910

    Q 8 - What is the mode in which you will OPEN a file for writing?

    A - OUTPUT

    B - EXTEND

    C - Either OUTPUT or EXTEND

    D - INPUT-OUTPUT

    Q 9 - What is 77 level used for?

    A - Renames

    B - Redefine

    C - Group Item

    D - Elementary Level

    Q 10 - Where does AREA B in COBOL start from?


    A - 01 to 07 columns

    B - 12 to 72 columns

    C - 08 to 11 columns

    D - 73 to 80 columns

    Q 11 - Where does the FILE-CONTROL paragraph appear?

    A - Procedure Division

    B - Environment Division

    C - Identification Division

    D - Data Division

    Q 12 - Can I redefine an X10 field with a field of X20?

    A - No

    B - Yes

    Q 13 - What is the length of PIC 9.999?

    A-4

    B-6

    C-5

    D-3

    Answer : C

    Explanation
    Length of PIC 9.999 is 5 as '.' takes 1 byte. So total 1 byte for '.' and 4 bytes for 9.

    Q 14 - How many times following loop will execute?

    MOVE 5 TO X.
    PERFORM X TIMES.
    MOVE 10 TO X.
    END-PERFORM.

    A - 11

    B-5

    C - 10

    D - 15

    Q 15 - Which cobol verb is used for updating a file?


    A - READ

    B - WRITE

    C - UPDATE

    D - REWRITE

    Q 16 - Under which section we should make an entry in the program for a SORT file?

    A - FD

    B - SD

    C - MD

    D - None of these

    Q 17 - How you will declare a Half Word Binary in program?

    A - S98 COMP

    B - S94 COMP

    C - 98 COMP

    D - 94 COMP

    Q 18 - If 436 value is moved to a PP999 PIC clause, then what is edited value taken?

    A - .00436

    B - 00436

    C - 436

    D - 43600

    Q 19 - Where can we specify OCCURS clause?

    A - Elementary Item

    B - Group Item

    C - Both A & B

    D - None of these

    Q 20 - Which utility is used for compiling COBOL program?

    A - IKJEFT01

    B - IGYCRCTL

    C - IGYCTCRL

    D - None of these
    Q 21 - How many bytes does a S97 SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE field occupy?

    A - 7 bytes

    B - 8 bytes

    C - 4 bytes

    D - 10 bytes

    Q 22 - What does SEARCH ALL do?

    A - Linear search

    B - Binary search

    C - Sequential search

    D - None of these

    Q 23 - In which division, Linkage Section comes?

    A - Identification Division

    B - Environment Division

    C - Data Division

    D - Procedure Division

    Q 24 - In which division, Input-Output section?

    A - Identification Division

    B - Environment Division

    C - Data Division

    D - Procedure Division

    Q 25 - Which of the following statement will give you Tutorials in TutorialsPoint


    string?

    A - TutorialsPoint1: 9

    B - TutorialsPoint9

    C - TutorialsPoint9: 1

    D - TutorialsPoint9: 9

    ANSWER SHEET

    Question Number Answer Key

    1 B
    2 A

    3 B

    4 D

    5 B

    6 A

    7 B

    8 C

    9 D

    10 B

    11 B

    12 B

    13 C

    14 B

    15 D

    16 B

    17 B

    18 A

    19 C

    20 B

    21 B

    22 B

    23 C

    24 B

    25 A

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