UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme
Q1. The Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) is described as the first Union scheme dedicated exclusively to the manufacturing of electronic components and sub-assemblies. In which year was it formally notified?
- A. 2020
- B. 2021
- C. 2024
- D. 2025
Q2. With reference to the coverage of the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), consider the following items:
1. Multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs)
2. Camera modules
3. Finished/assembled mobile handsets
4. Capital goods for manufacture of electronic components
Which of the above are correctly identified as covered under ECMS?
- Multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs)
- Camera modules
- Finished/assembled mobile handsets
- Capital goods for manufacture of electronic components
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the outlay and funding classification of the ECMS:
1. It was originally notified with an outlay of about ₹22,919 crore.
2. The Union Budget 2026-27 enhanced its outlay to ₹40,000 crore.
3. It is a centrally sponsored scheme with a 50:50 Centre-State funding pattern.
4. It is a central sector scheme fully funded by the Union Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- It was originally notified with an outlay of about ₹22,919 crore.
- The Union Budget 2026-27 enhanced its outlay to ₹40,000 crore.
- It is a centrally sponsored scheme with a 50:50 Centre-State funding pattern.
- It is a central sector scheme fully funded by the Union Government.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 1, 2 and 4
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 3 and 4
Q4. The enhancement of the ECMS outlay to ₹40,000 crore was announced through the Union Budget 2026-27. This Budget announcement was made by which one of the following ministries?
- A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- B. Ministry of Finance
- C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- D. Ministry of Heavy Industries
Q5. The ECMS is noted as the first among India's PLI-family incentive schemes to do which one of the following?
- A. Provide 100% turnover-linked incentives with no capital-expenditure support
- B. Introduce a hybrid incentive model in which a part of the incentive is linked to employment generation
- C. Offer only capex-linked incentives to component manufacturers
- D. Exclude capital-goods manufacturers from all incentive benefits
Q6. With reference to the incentive design of the ECMS, consider the following:
1. Turnover-linked incentive
2. Capex-linked incentive
3. Hybrid incentive
4. Interest-equalisation (interest-subvention) incentive
Which of the above are correctly identified as incentive structures offered under ECMS?
- Turnover-linked incentive
- Capex-linked incentive
- Hybrid incentive
- Interest-equalisation (interest-subvention) incentive
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 2, 3 and 4
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2 and 4
Q7. In the context of India's electronics manufacturing policy, the predecessor scheme 'SPECS' stands for which one of the following?
- A. Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and Semiconductors
- B. Special Package for Electronic Component Sourcing
- C. Semiconductor Production and Electronics Component Subsidy
- D. Scheme for Production of Electronic Chips and Semiconductors
Q8. The Semicon India Programme, approved in 2021 for developing the semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem, was sanctioned with a total outlay of how many crore rupees?
- A. ₹3,285 crore
- B. ₹22,919 crore
- C. ₹40,000 crore
- D. ₹76,000 crore
Q9. With reference to the manner in which the ECMS was brought into effect, which one of the following statements is correct?
- A. It was brought into effect through an executive Gazette notification by MeitY in 2025, not through an Act of Parliament
- B. It was enacted through a dedicated law passed by Parliament in 2025
- C. It was notified by the Ministry of Finance as an annexure to the Union Budget 2025-26
- D. It was launched as a sub-component of the Semicon India Programme
Q10. The ECMS is to be implemented over a scheme tenure of how many years, in addition to an optional one-year gestation period?
- A. 4 years
- B. 5 years
- C. 6 years
- D. 8 years
Q11. The ECMS, under which dozens of applications have been approved across several States, is implemented by which one of the following nodal ministries?
- A. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- D. Ministry of Heavy Industries
Q12. Under the third tranche of approvals of the ECMS, how many proposals were cleared by the Government?
- A. 7 proposals
- B. 17 proposals
- C. 22 proposals
- D. 29 proposals