Is selecting the subscription and then clicking Resource providers effective for viewing resource creation dates?

Choosing "No" as the answer reflects an understanding of how Azure's management functions operate regarding resource providers and their associated metadata. When you select a subscription and navigate to Resource Providers, you are essentially looking at the available resource providers within that subscription, which allows you to enable or register new resource types for your subscriptions. However, this interface does not display the creation dates of the individual resources.

To view resource creation dates, users typically need to access specific resource management views or utilize the Azure portal's resource overview sections. In many cases, the activity logs or the resource's properties section provide more detailed insights regarding the creation timestamp and other lifecycle events.

Thus, while navigating to Resource Providers is useful for managing what resources can be created in a subscription, it does not fulfill the need for viewing the creation dates of resources themselves, which is why selecting 'No' correctly reflects the limitations of the Resource Providers page.