Correct Answer - Option 2 : Uttarakhand
The correct answer is Uttarakhand
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Nanda Devi is India's second-highest mountain peak, after Kanchenjunga.
- But it is the highest mountain peak entirely located in India.
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Height: 7,817 metres
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Location: Uttarakhand.
About Uttarakhand (as of August 2021):
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Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, state of India, located in the northwestern part of the country.
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Uttarakhand was carved out from Uttarpradesh on 9 November 2000 as the 27th State of India.
- It is bordered to the northwest by Himachal Pradesh, to the northeast by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, to the southeast by Nepal, and to the south and southwest by the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Its capital is the northwestern city of Dehra Dun.
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Governor: Baby Rani Maurya
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CM: Pushkar Singh Dhami
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State flower: Saussurea obvallata
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State Bird: Alpine musk deer
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National park: Valley of Flowers National Park (UNESCO sites), Rajaji National Park, Nanda Devi National Park, Gangotri National Park, Jim Corbett (1st National park in India).
