Q. When was the state of Uttaranchal formed?
Answer: 9 November 2000
Notes: Uttaranchal, now Uttarakhand, was officially formed on 9 November 2000 by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. The state was created as India's 27th state after the Parliament passed the act, which received presidential assent on 28 August 2000. The state was later renamed Uttarakhand in 2007.