Where is the Silicon Valley situated?

The correct answer is Option (4) → United States of America

Silicon Valley is in the United States of America. It comes up among the facts that show the technological ties between India and the US: about 300,000 Indians work in Silicon Valley, and 15 per cent of all high-tech start-ups are by Indian-Americans.

Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘US Hegemony in World Politics’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).