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Indexes defined for an array cannot be displayed in a COBOL program

  1. True

  2. False

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Explanation

Index-names defined via the INDEXED BY clause represent binary displacement values managed internally by the compiler. Because they are not standard data items, standard COBOL prohibits displaying index-names directly with a DISPLAY statement, making the statement true.