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Instream data can be coded in PROC.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Instream data definitions in COBOL belong in the FILE-CONTROL paragraph of the INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION (ENVIRONMENT DIVISION), not in the PROCEDURE DIVISION where executable statements are coded. File descriptions and control information are declarative, not procedural.

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