Identify which of the following is not considered as 'Normal Resident…

The correct answer is Option (4) → An Indian working in an American company located in New York for a period of more than 1 year.

A normal resident of a country is a person who normally lives there and has the centre of his economic interest there. A person living and working abroad for more than one year counts as a normal resident of that country. So the person in Option (4) is not a normal resident of India.

• Option (1) An Indian citizen working in USA embassy located at New Delhi. — A normal resident of India (Incorrect). This person lives and works in India. Working for a foreign employer does not change that.

• Option (2) An Indian official working in Indian embassy in China. — A normal resident of India (Incorrect). This official works for the Government of India and is only posted abroad on its work. Embassy staff remain normal residents of their own country.

• Option (3) An Indian diplomat visiting Canada for a conference. — A normal resident of India (Incorrect). This is a short visit, so the diplomat’s home and economic interest stay in India.

• Option (4) An Indian working in an American company located in New York for a period of more than 1 year. — Not a normal resident of India (Correct). This person has lived and worked in the USA for over a year, with an American employer. He is a normal resident of the USA.

Note: The NCERT books (2026-27, 2025-26, 2023-24 and pre-rationalised) use the term ‘normal residents’ while explaining GNP. None of them defines it or deals with embassy staff. The standard meaning is used here.