Q83 · UPSC Prelims 2026 · Set A · Current Affairs and GK

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

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Exam
Union Public Service Commission — Civil Services Examination (UPSC)
Board
UPSC
Stage
Prelims
Year
2026
Paper
UPSC Prelims — Prelims General Studies Paper I (General Studies)
Booklet
Set A
Question
Q83
Topic
Current Affairs and GK
Syllabus
Current events, government schemes, miscellaneous GK — Prelims GS Paper I.
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

Correct answer: (c) HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. : Madhya Pradesh

Explanation

  1. A

    CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics : Gujarat

    CG Power and Industrial Solutions Pvt. Ltd., in partnership with Renesas Electronics and STARS Microelectronics, is establishing its outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat. This pair is correctly matched.

  2. B

    Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam

    Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. (TSAT) is setting up a major semiconductor unit in Jagiroad, Assam. This pair is correctly matched.

  3. C

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

    HCL-Foxconn Joint Venture India Chip Ltd. is establishing its outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) plant in Uttar Pradesh (specifically near Noida/Yamuna Expressway), not in Madhya Pradesh. This pair is NOT correctly matched and makes this option the correct choice for the question.

  4. D

    SicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha

    SicSem Pvt. Ltd. is setting up a compound semiconductor facility in Odisha. This pair is correctly matched. Summary. Official key is (c) because the HCL-Foxconn joint venture facility is located in Uttar Pradesh rather than Madhya Pradesh, while the plants in Gujarat, Assam, and Odisha are correctly matched to their respective locations under India's semiconductor mission.

Summary. Official key is (c) because the HCL-Foxconn joint venture facility is located in Uttar Pradesh rather than Madhya Pradesh, while the plants in Gujarat, Assam, and Odisha are correctly matched to their respective locations under India's semiconductor mission.

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