Replace
rs=ps.executeQuery(sql);
By
rs=ps.executeQuery();
EDIT:
Now you failing to call your query
Replace
Connection co=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DBQ=c:\\a.accdb");
By
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb, *.accdb)};DBQ=c:/a.accdb");
OR
ps=con.prepareStatement(sql);
By
ps=co.prepareStatement(sql);