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The order of the WHEN clauses in EVALUATE statement is not significant.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In COBOL EVALUATE statements, WHEN clauses are evaluated in the order they appear. The first matching WHEN clause is executed, so the order is significant. This is similar to case/switch statements in other languages where clause order matters for matching logic.

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