Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants in India
Question
Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched ? (a) CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics : Gujarat (b) Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam (c) HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh (d) SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha
Options
CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics : Gujarat
Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam
HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh
SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha
Explanation
Pair (c) is not correctly matched and forms the required answer. The HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip semiconductor project was approved and established in Uttar Pradesh (specifically targeting the Jewar/Noida electronics manufacturing zone), rather than being located in Madhya Pradesh. Pairs (a), (b), and (d) are completely correct according to the official India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) site distribution listings.
Question details
Year
2026
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q48
Subject
Economy
Sub-topic
Industry, MSME & Services
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) approvals 2024-2025
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