As per the Human Development Index given by UNDP, which one of the following sequences of South Asian countries is correct, in the order of higher to lower development?
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(a)India—Sri Lanka—Pakistan—Maldives
(b)Maldives—Sri Lanka—India—Pakistan
(c)Sri Lanka—Maldives—India—Pakistan
(d)Maldives—India—Pakistan—Sri Lanka
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