CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, and Sweden are perceived as the least corrupt nations in the world, ranking consistently high among international financial transparency, while the most apparently corrupt are Somalia (scoring 12), Syria and South Sudan (both scoring 13).

Detailed explanation-2: -Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks the country in 66th place out of 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked 180 is perceived to have the most corrupt public sector.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks the country 62nd place out of 180 countries; the country in the Index whose public sector is perceived to be most honest is ranked 1st.

Detailed explanation-4: -The IT capital of India, Bangalore, tops the list of the most corrupt cities in the country. Out of the total 14, 582 bribes reports, around 3, 994 cases with bribes amounting to 1, 102 lakh are from Bangalore alone, with the police department (with a total of 1, 274 cases) tops in taking bribes.