Development Test - 14

• Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka has the more better performance regarding the human development than India. Sri Lanka is the island of the nation of south India in the Indian ocean.

It was set up on 6 August 1952 to strengthen and mobilize the effort and resources of the nation in support of the Five Year Plans made by Planning Commission, to promote common economic policies in all vital spheres, and to ensure the balanced and rapid development of all parts of the country. Prime minister is the ex-officio chairman of the NDC. The secretary of the Planning Commission is also the secretary of the NDC. 

The functions of NDC are: 

(i) to prescribe guidelines for the formulation of the National Plan, including assessment of resources for the Plan; 

(ii) to consider the National Plan as formulated by the Planning Commission;

(iii) to consider important questions of social and economic policy affecting national development

The National Development Council is presided over by the Prime Minister of India and includes all Union Ministers, Chief Ministers of all the States and Administrators of Union Territories and Members of the NITI Aayog. Prime minister is the ex-officio chairman of the NDC. The secretary of the Planning Commission is also the secretary of the NDC. A present the members of the NDC are: Ministers without Portfolio of Executive Yuan, Secretary-General of Executive Yuan, Minister of Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Ministry of National Defense, Minister of Ministry of Education, Minister of Ministry of Finance, Minister of Ministry ...

The development of a country is generally determined by its per capita income, its average literacy level and health status of the people in the country.
Development of the country is a broad term that develops the per capita income, and living standard of the people. Hence, correct answer is option E.

India has made progress in terms of increasing the education attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately three-quarters of the population in the 7–10 age group, by 2011. India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main contributors to its economic development.

1:Income can be measured by Gross National Product (GNP), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Gross National Income (GNI), Net National Product (NNP) and Net National Income (NNI).
2:In India the Central Statistical Organization has been formulating national income.

• Per capita income in India increased from 1950-51 to 2000 from Rs. 255 to Rs. 16,500.
• Per capita income is the total income of the country /state divided by the number of people in that country/state.