UPSC Prelims 2026 · GS Paper I

Question 83: Science and Technology

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

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

bTata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt. Ltd. : Assam

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

dSicSem Pvt. Ltd. : Odisha

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

CG Power with Renesas and STARS Microelectronics is setting up its OSAT plant at Sanand in Gujarat. Tata Semiconductor Assembly and Test is at Jagiroad in Assam. SiCSem is building a silicon carbide plant in Odisha. The HCL-Foxconn joint venture, India Chip Ltd, is at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh near Noida, not in Madhya Pradesh. So pair (c) is the one not correctly matched.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Correctly matched: Sanand, Gujarat.
(b) Correctly matched: Jagiroad, Assam.
(c) Right: the HCL-Foxconn plant is in Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh.
(d) Correctly matched: SiCSem is in Odisha.

Only the provisional key (27 May 2026) was found; the final key replaces it when found.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.