What is the size of Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission announced at SEMICON India 2026?
- A.8 billion dollars
- B.10 billion dollars
- C.13.5 billion dollars
- D.21 billion dollars
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Explanation
The correct answer is 13.5 billion dollars. The Prime Minister said the second phase of the Semiconductor Mission has been set at this size while addressing the opening session. Option A is wrong because that figure belongs to the first phase of the mission, not the second, and a paper setter will often swap the two to test whether the candidate read carefully. Option B is wrong because no such figure was announced for either phase. Option D is wrong for the same reason; it is simply a plausible looking distractor. Along with the size, remember that the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology reported investment pledges of nearly Rs 1 lakh crore under the new phase and expects close to 1 lakh fresh jobs across the ecosystem, with a target of 200 semiconductor design start-ups.
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Practice Questions
SEMICON India 2026, inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 17 September 2026, was held at which venue?
- A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- B.Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
- C.Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- D.Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar
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The fifth edition of SEMICON India was hosted at Yashobhoomi and the Prime Minister opened it on 17 September 2026.
Read the full explanation →Commercial semiconductor production lines launched by the Prime Minister at SEMICON India 2026 are located at which two places?
- A.Sanand and Dholera
- B.Mohali and Surat
- C.Jagiroad and Bengaluru
- D.Pune and Hyderabad
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The Prime Minister virtually opened commercial lines at CDIL Semiconductor in Mohali, which makes discrete devices, and at Suchi Semicon in Surat, which handles packaging.
Read the full explanation →As of 6 November 2026, how many equipment items were listed on the I-STEM portal?
- A.4,044
- B.18,250
- C.31,540
- D.45,000
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As of 6 November 2026, the day its API integration with the Startup India Portal was launched, I-STEM listed 31,540 equipment items across 4,044 registered institutions, giving researchers and innovators a large national pool of scientific resources.
Read the full explanation →Who chaired the launch of the API integration between the Startup India and I-STEM portals on 6 November 2026?
- A.Dr. Parvinder Maini
- B.Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
- C.Ateesh Kumar Singh
- D.Dr. Vishal Choudhary
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He described the integration as an institutional convergence that can lower R&D costs, avoid duplication of capital-intensive facilities and raise the use of publicly funded infrastructure.
Read the full explanation →What does the acronym I-STEM, whose portal was integrated with the Startup India Portal in November 2026, stand for?
- A.Indian Scheme for Technology and Engineering Mentorship
- B.Indian Science, Technology and Engineering Facilities Map
- C.Integrated Startup Technology Enablement Mission
- D.Indian Society for Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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I-STEM is the portal that maps scientific equipment and research facilities across academic and research institutions so that they can be shared.
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