Cobol MCQ

Cobol MCQ

  • Satyam Jaiswal
  • 25th Nov, 2021

We are introducing here the best Cobol MCQ Questions, which are very popular & asked various times. This Quiz contains the best 25+ Cobol MCQ with Answers, which cover the important topics of Cobol. for which, you can perform best in Cobol MCQExams, Interviews, and Placement activities.

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Cobol MCQ Questions

1) The data division is used to ______ in COBOL.

  • A. File control
  • B.Declare variables
  • C.Input-Output section
  • D.Declare program id

2) Who created Cobol programming language?

  • A. ISO
  • B.ANSI
  • C.CODASYL
  • D.All of the above

3) Is COBOL same as an Object Oriented language?

  • A. Yes
  • B.No
  • C.May be
  • D.Can't say

4) _______ verb is used to alter the value of index in COBOL.

  • A. Set
  • B.Alter
  • C.Move
  • D.All of the above

5) When displaying a data-name, it Need not be part of an _______.

  • A. output record
  • B.input record
  • C.Both A and B
  • D.None of the above

6) We write logic of the program in ______ Division.

  • A. DATA DIVISION
  • B.ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
  • C.PROCEDURE DIVISION.
  • D.None of the above

7) Which of the following is not a data type in COBOL? float

  • A. Integer
  • B.float
  • C.numeric
  • D.None of the above

8) Cobol stands for _______.

  • A. Common Bus Object Language
  • B.Common Bus Oriented Language
  • C.Common Business Object Language
  • D.Common Business Oriented Language

9) How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy?

  • A. 2
  • B.4
  • C.8
  • D.16

10) Select variable, which is accessible only to the batch program?

  • A. Local
  • B.External
  • C.Global
  • D.Internal

11) _______ word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word.

  • A. WS-ACCEPT
  • B.TUTORIAL
  • C.WS-DISPLAY
  • D.ACCEPT

12) We use _______ to develop commercial applications that require precise and efficient manipulation of data.

  • A. Java
  • B.COBOL
  • C.Python
  • D.c

13) What is the maximum length of Parm Parameter?

  • A. 50
  • B.150
  • C.100
  • D.200

14) Which of the following cobol verb is used while updating a file?

  • A. Read
  • B.Write
  • C.Rewrite
  • D.None of the above

15) Indicate _______ is not a Procedure Division verb.

  • A. Read
  • B.Insert
  • C.Rewrite
  • D.None of the above

16) A storage device which is used to store data & information external to the main storage is known as?

  • A. PROM
  • B.Backing storage
  • C.Accumulator
  • D.Buffer

17) Which of the following is valid COBOL word?

  • A. Gross
  • B.B12-4
  • C.Over Time
  • D.None of the above

18) Cobol and Fortran came in which generation?

  • A. First Generation
  • B.Second Generation
  • C.Third Generation
  • D.Fourth Generation

19) What is the file extension of Cobol?

  • A. .cob
  • B..cbl
  • C..cpy
  • D.All of the above

20) Can a copy member with nested COPY statements contain the Replacing option?

  • A. Yes
  • B.No
  • C.May be
  • D.Can't say

21) COBOL was designed in ________.

  • A. 1959
  • B.1960
  • C.1961
  • D.1962

22) What cobol is used for?

  • A. Business
  • B.Finance
  • C.Administrative systems
  • D.All of the above

23) The _____ .statement release the resources which are assigned to that file.

  • A. STOP RUN
  • B.END
  • C.WRITE
  • D.All of the above

24) In a sort file, names used must be in the ________ entry.

  • A. FD
  • B.MD
  • C.SD
  • D.None of the above

25) Which of the following division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

  • A. Data Division
  • B.Environment Division
  • C.Identification Division
  • D.Procedure Division

26) The data division is used to ________ in COBOL.

  • A. File control
  • B.Declare variables
  • C.Declare program id
  • D.None of the above

27) The Logical Name of the File will be assigned to ___________.

  • A. DD Name
  • B.Joblib
  • C.SD Name
  • D.All of the above

28) Indicate in which of the following, the REPORT NAME does not appear ___________.

  • A. SELECT clause
  • B.RD entry
  • C.TERMINATE statement
  • D.All of the above

29) What does SEARCH ALL do?

  • A. Sequential search
  • B.Linear search
  • C.Binary search
  • D.All of the above

30) What is the length of a variable when usage is COMP-2?

  • A. 4
  • B.8
  • C.16
  • D.32

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