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A single COBOL IF statement can make only 1 comparison. The IF statement in COBOL evaluates a single condition at a time, though multiple comparisons can be combined using logical operators like AND or OR in nested IF statements or EVALUATE statements. However, a basic IF statement structure (IF condition THEN statement-1 ELSE statement-2) contains exactly one condition check. This design reflects COBOL's emphasis on simple, readable conditional logic.