Option (B) Sri Lanka is the correct answer. According to Table 1.6 in the provided context, Sri Lanka has an HDI rank of 78, which is significantly better than India's rank of 134. The text explicitly highlights that Sri Lanka is 'much ahead of India in every respect'. While the data also shows Bangladesh with a better rank (129) than India (134), Sri Lanka is the specific country emphasized in the text for its superior performance compared to India. Nepal (146) and Pakistan (164) have lower ranks than India, indicating worse performance.