COBOL MOCK TEST
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COBOL MOCK TEST III
Q 1 - With test before is the default condition and it indicates that the condition is
checked before the execution of statements in a paragraph. Is this statement true or
false?
A - False
B - True
Q 2 - How many times following B-para loop will execute?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-A PIC 9 VALUE 0.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
A-PARA.
PERFORM B-PARA VARYING WS-A FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL WS-A=5
STOP RUN.
B-PARA.
DISPLAY 'IN B-PARA ' WS-A.
A-5
B-4
C-3
D-6
Q 3 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-A PIC 9 VALUE 2.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
A-PARA.
DISPLAY 'A'
GO TO B-PARA.
B-PARA.
DISPLAY 'B'.
GO TO C-PARA D-PARA DEPENDING ON WS-A.
C-PARA.
DISPLAY 'C'.
D-PARA.
DISPLAY 'D'.
STOP RUN.
A - ABCD
B - ABD
C - BADC
D - DCBA
Q 4 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-CNT PIC 9(2) VALUE 0.
01 WS-STRING PIC X(15) VALUE 'AABCDACDAAEAAAF'.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
INSPECT WS-STRING TALLYING WS-CNT FOR ALL 'A'.
DISPLAY WS-CNT
STOP RUN.
A - 09
B - 06
C - 08
D - 10
Q 5 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-STRING PIC X(15) VALUE 'ABCDACDADEAAAFF'.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
INSPECT WS-STRING REPLACING ALL 'A' BY 'X'.
DISPLAY WS-STRING.
STOP RUN.
A - ABCDACDADEAAAFF
B - XBCDXCDXDEXXXFF
C - Compilation error
D - Run time error
Q 6 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-TABLE.
05 WS-A PIC A VALUE 'A' OCCURS 5 TIMES.
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
DISPLAY WS-TABLE.
STOP RUN.
A-A
B - AAAAA
C - Spaces
D - Error
Q 7 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.
DATA DIVISION.
WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
01 WS-TABLE.
05 WS-A OCCURS 3 TIMES.
10 WS-B PIC A(2).
10 WS-C OCCURS 2 TIMES.
15 WS-D PIC X(3).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
MOVE '12ABCDEF34GHIJKL56MNOPQR' TO WS-TABLE.
DISPLAY 'WS-C(3,1) : ' WS-C(3,1).
STOP RUN.
A - DEF
B - ABC
C - PQR
D - MNO
Q 8 - Set statement is used to change the index value. Set verb is used to initialize,
increment or decrement the index value. Is this statement true or false?
A - False
B - True
Q 9 - Search is a binary search method, which is used to find elements inside the table.
Is this statement true or false?
A - True
B - False
Q 10 - Physical record is the information that exists on the external device and Logical
record is the information which is used by the program. Is this statement true or
false?
A - True
B - False
Q 11 - How records are stored & accessed in sequential file organization?
A - Relative address method
B - Sequential access method
C - Direct access method
D - Both B & C
Q 12 - How records are stored & accessed in indexed file organization?
A - Relative address method
B - Sequential access method
C - Direct access method
D - Both B & C
Q 13 - How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?
A - Relative address
B - Sequentially
C - Directly
D - Both B & C
Q 14 - Which command is used to place the cursor on a specific record?
A - Open
B - Start
C - Read next
D - Write
Q 15 - Write verb is used to insert records in a file. Once the record is written, it is no
longer available in the record buffer. Is this statement true or false?
A - False
B - True
Q 16 - Rewrite verb is used to update the records. File should be opened in I-O mode
for rewrite operations. It can be used even if read operation is not successful. Is this
statement true or false?
A - True
B - False
Q 17 - For deleting a record, in which mode we should open the file?
A - Input-Output
B - Input
C - Output
D - Extend
Q 18 - If the values of variables in the called program are modified, then their new
values will reflect in the calling program. What type of call is this?
A - Call by content
B - Call by reference
C - None of these
Q 19 - If the values of variables in the called program are modified, then their new
values will not reflect in the calling program. What type of call is this?
A - Call by content
B - Call by reference
C - None of these
Q 20 - Static Call occurs when a program is compiled with the NODYNAM compiler
option. A static called program is loaded into storage at compile time. Is this
statement true or false.
A - False
B - True
Q 21 - Dynamic Call occurs when a program is compiled with the DYNAM and NODLL
compiler option. A dynamic called program is loaded into storage at runtime. Is this
statement true or false?
A - False
B - True
Q 22 - Which of the following is not a figurative constant?
A - High-Values
B - Comma
C - Zero
D - Spaces
Q 23 - Value clause is an optional clause which is used to initialize the data items. The
values can be numeric literal, alphanumeric literal, or figurative constant. State
whether true or false?
A - False
B - True
Q 24 - If usage clause is specified on a group, then all the elementary items will have
the same usage clause. State whether true or false?
A - False
B - True
Q 25 - If usage is display, data item is stored in ASCII format and each character will
take 1 byte. It is default usage. State whether true or false?
A - False
B - True
ANSWER SHEET
Question Number Answer Key
1 B
2 B
3 B
4 C
5 B
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 B
10 A
11 B
12 D
13 A
14 B
15 B
16 B
17 A
18 B
19 A
20 B
21 B
22 B
23 B
24 B
25 B
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