UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched?

  1. CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics : Gujarat
  2. Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam
  3. HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh
  4. SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha

Answer

Correct Answer

HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh

Explanation

The HCL-Foxconn joint venture semiconductor facility is being established at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh. The CG Power-Renesas-STARS facility is in Gujarat, Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test is in Assam, and SicSem's semiconductor facility is in Odisha. Therefore, option C is the incorrectly matched pair.

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