Which one of the following pairs of semiconductor plants in India and their locations is not correctly matched ?
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Answer: C. The HCL-Foxconn joint venture (India Chip Ltd.) was approved in 2025 for Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, not Madhya Pradesh. The others are correct: CG Power-Renesas-STARS at Sanand, Gujarat; Tata's assembly and test unit at Jagiroad, Assam; and SiCSem's silicon carbide unit in Odisha.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the CG Power unit is correctly in Gujarat.
- B. Wrong because Tata's assembly and test plant is correctly in Assam.
- D. Wrong because SiCSem is correctly in Odisha.
Source to check: PIB releases on India Semiconductor Mission approvals (2024-2025), ism.gov.in
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