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Topic 195 · Reports & Indices

Corruption Perceptions Index 2025

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, released in early 2026, ranked 182 countries.
  2. Top Rank: Denmark topped the table with a score of 89.
  3. Publisher Body: The CPI is published by Transparency International, a non-governmental body with its secretariat in Berlin.
  4. Scale: Countries score from 0, highly corrupt, to 100, very clean.
  5. India Rank: India improved to 91st with a score of 39, up from 96th and 38 a year earlier.
  6. Method: The CPI measures perceived public-sector corruption using expert and business surveys from other institutions.
  7. India Link: India's anti-graft framework includes the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 and the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013.
  8. Headquarters: Transparency International's secretariat is in Berlin, Germany.
  9. Founded: Peter Eigen and colleagues founded it in 1993; the CPI was first published in 1995.
  10. Landmark: The UN Convention against Corruption, adopted in 2003, is the main global treaty; India ratified it in 2011.
  11. Statute: Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 punishes a public servant who takes an undue advantage.
  12. Doctrine: Section 19 requires prior sanction before a court takes cognisance of an offence against a public servant.
Question 1 of 10

Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 ranked how many countries?

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Answer: (D) 182

Core Trigger: Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, released in early 2026, ranked 182 countries.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Which country topped the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025?

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Answer: (C) Denmark

Top Rank: Denmark topped the table with a score of 89.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which organisation publishes the Corruption Perceptions Index?

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Answer: (A) Transparency International

Publisher Body: The CPI is published by Transparency International, a non-governmental body with its secretariat in Berlin.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Consider: 1. A CPI score of 0 means highly corrupt. 2. A CPI score of 100 means highly corrupt. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Scale: Countries score from 0, highly corrupt, to 100, very clean.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 4

Question 5 of 10

What was India's rank in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025?

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Answer: (D) 91st

India Rank: India improved to 91st with a score of 39, up from 96th and 38 a year earlier.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 5

Question 6 of 10

What does the Corruption Perceptions Index measure?

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Answer: (A) Perceived public-sector corruption

Method: The CPI measures perceived public-sector corruption using expert and business surveys from other institutions.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Transparency International's secretariat is in which city?

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Answer: (A) Berlin

Headquarters: Transparency International's secretariat is in Berlin, Germany.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the Corruption Perceptions Index first published?

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Answer: (C) 1995

Founded: Peter Eigen and colleagues founded it in 1993; the CPI was first published in 1995.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 9

Question 9 of 10

India ratified the UN Convention against Corruption in which year?

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Answer: (B) 2011

Landmark: The UN Convention against Corruption, adopted in 2003, is the main global treaty; India ratified it in 2011.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 requires prior sanction before a court does what?

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Answer: (C) Takes cognisance of the offence

Doctrine: Section 19 requires prior sanction before a court takes cognisance of an offence against a public servant.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 195, point 12

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