GK Facts about Uttarakhand

1. Formation 9 Nov 2000
2. Capital Dehradun
3. Location of High Court Nainital
4. Area Rank (Area) 19
5. Population Rank (Population) 20
6. State Bird Himalayan Monal
7. State Animal Alpine Musk Deer
8. State Flower Brahma Kamal
9. State Tree Buransh (Rhododendron arboreum)
10. First Governor Surjit Singh Barnala
11. First Chief Minister Nityanand Swami
12. Number of Districts 13
13. Largest District Uttarkashi
14. Number of MPs 5
15. Number of MLAs 70
16. IITs Roorkee
17. IIMs Kashipur
18. Countries of Equal Area (approximate) Bosnia and Herzegovina (The State is larger than Bhutan)