Question

The President of India, who granted his consent, to the Bill of Creation of UttarakhandState was

  1. R. Venkatraman
  2. K.R. Narayanan
  3. Shankar Dayal Sharma
  4. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Answer:

Option B: K.R. Narayanan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “K.R. Narayanan”.

28 August 2000: Then President of India, K. R. Narayanan approved the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill and then it turned into Act on 9 November 2000 the new state Uttaranchal came into existence as the 27th state of India now known as Uttarakhand.