UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Deepening global corruption as a pointer for India

Q1. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), on which India scored 39 in 2025, is compiled and published annually by which one of the following bodies?

  • A. Transparency International
  • B. The World Bank
  • C. The World Economic Forum
  • D. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Q2. In the context of the Corruption Perceptions Index, the score assigned to a country precisely measures which one of the following?

  • A. The perceived level of public-sector corruption
  • B. The total monetary value of bribes paid in the private sector
  • C. The number of corruption convictions secured in a year
  • D. The volume of illicit financial outflows from the country

Q3. With reference to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2025, consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. India scored 39 on the index in 2025.
  2. India was ranked 91 out of 182 countries and territories.
  3. The index uses a scale ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
  4. The 2025 index covered exactly 200 countries and territories.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 2 and 4 only

Q4. Which one of the following is the apex statutory anti-corruption ombudsman operating at the national level in India?

  • A. The Lokpal
  • B. The Central Vigilance Commission
  • C. The Central Bureau of Investigation
  • D. The State Lokayukta

Q5. The score of each country in the Corruption Perceptions Index is aggregated from a maximum of how many independent external data sources?

  • A. 10
  • B. 12
  • C. 13
  • D. 16