UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Gujarat
Q1. The Kaynes Semicon OSAT facility at Sanand was set up with central fiscal support under the Semicon India Programme, which is operationalised by which one of the following ministries?
- A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- B. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- C. Ministry of Science and Technology
- D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Q2. Which one of the following was the first OSAT/ATMP semiconductor unit in India to begin commercial packaging-and-test production?
- A. Micron ATMP unit, Sanand
- B. Kaynes Semicon OSAT unit, Sanand
- C. CG Power OSAT unit, Sanand
- D. Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit, Morigaon
Q3. Under the Semicon India Programme, the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme primarily provides fiscal support for which one of the following activities?
- A. Domestic semiconductor chip design by companies, startups and MSMEs
- B. Construction of silicon wafer fabrication plants
- C. Assembly, testing and packaging of fabricated chips
- D. Manufacture of display (LCD/OLED) panels
Q4. Among the semiconductor units approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2024 under the India Semiconductor Mission, which one carried the largest investment outlay?
- A. Tata Electronics semiconductor fab, Dholera
- B. Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit, Morigaon
- C. CG Power OSAT unit, Sanand
- D. Kaynes Semicon OSAT unit, Sanand
Q5. With reference to semiconductor units approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, consider the following statements:
1. The Tata Electronics semiconductor fab at Dholera was approved with an investment of about Rs 91,000 crore.
2. The Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit at Morigaon, Assam, has a planned capacity of about 48 million chips per day.
3. The Kaynes Semicon OSAT unit at Sanand was approved by the Cabinet in February 2024 along with the Tata and CG Power units.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The Tata Electronics semiconductor fab at Dholera was approved with an investment of about Rs 91,000 crore.
- The Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit at Morigaon, Assam, has a planned capacity of about 48 million chips per day.
- The Kaynes Semicon OSAT unit at Sanand was approved by the Cabinet in February 2024 along with the Tata and CG Power units.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q6. With reference to the Kaynes Semicon plant at Sanand, consider the following:
1. Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India Ltd.
2. The facility is located at Sanand in Gujarat.
3. The plant undertakes silicon wafer fabrication (front-end) of chips.
4. The plant was set up with an investment of about Rs 3,307 crore.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd is a subsidiary of Kaynes Technology India Ltd.
- The facility is located at Sanand in Gujarat.
- The plant undertakes silicon wafer fabrication (front-end) of chips.
- The plant was set up with an investment of about Rs 3,307 crore.
- A. 1, 2 and 4
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1 and 2 only
Q7. Each Intelligent Power Module (IPM) — the first product rolled out at the Kaynes Semicon Sanand plant — is reported to comprise how many chips?
Q8. Consider the following statements about India's first two operational semiconductor units:
1. Micron's Sanand unit was the first proposal approved under the India Semiconductor Mission.
2. The Kaynes Semicon plant is the second semiconductor unit in India to commence commercial production.
3. Both the Micron and Kaynes units at Sanand are front-end silicon wafer fabrication facilities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Micron's Sanand unit was the first proposal approved under the India Semiconductor Mission.
- The Kaynes Semicon plant is the second semiconductor unit in India to commence commercial production.
- Both the Micron and Kaynes units at Sanand are front-end silicon wafer fabrication facilities.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q9. Consider the following unit–location pairs of semiconductor projects in India:
1. Micron ATMP unit — Sanand, Gujarat
2. Tata Electronics semiconductor fab — Dholera, Gujarat
3. Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit — Morigaon, Assam
4. CG Power semiconductor unit — Morigaon, Assam
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
- Micron ATMP unit — Sanand, Gujarat
- Tata Electronics semiconductor fab — Dholera, Gujarat
- Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test unit — Morigaon, Assam
- CG Power semiconductor unit — Morigaon, Assam
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2 and 4
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 3 only
Q10. The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) functions as an independent business division of which one of the following organisations?
- A. Digital India Corporation
- B. Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
- C. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)
- D. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT)
Q11. In the context of India's drive for self-reliance in chip manufacturing, the acronym 'ATMP' (as in Micron's Sanand unit) stands for which one of the following?
- A. Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging
- B. Advanced Transistor Manufacturing Process
- C. Automated Testing and Mass Production
- D. Assembly, Tooling, Mounting and Printing