Who’s Who - Important Persons 2025

This page contains the most frequently asked “Who’s Who” questions in banking exams. Updated quarterly with latest appointments as of April 2025.

Why “Who’s Who” is Important

Exam Weightage:

• IBPS PO Mains: 5-8 questions on current appointments
• SBI PO/Clerk: 8-12 questions on heads of organizations
• RRB Officer Scale I: 4-6 questions

Types of Questions Asked:

1. “Who is the current RBI Governor?”
2. “Who is the CEO of State Bank of India?”
3. “Who is the President of India?”
4. “Who heads the IMF?”
5. “Who won the Nobel Prize in 2024?”

Study Strategy:

• Revise monthly - appointments change frequently
• Focus on banking sector heads (40% weightage)
• Remember both name AND position
• Create flashcards for quick revision

🇮🇳 Indian Government - Constitutional Posts

President, Vice-President, Prime Minister

Quick Facts:

• President’s Official Residence: Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
• Prime Minister’s Official Residence: 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (formerly Race Course Road), New Delhi
• President’s Term: 5 years (can be re-elected)

Chief Justice of India & Supreme Court

Note: CJI appointments change frequently. Check for latest updates before exam.

Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

Current Lok Sabha: 18th Lok Sabha (2024-2029)

💼 Union Cabinet Ministers (Key Portfolios)

Most Asked in Exams:

• Finance Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman (first full-time woman Finance Minister)
• External Affairs Minister: Dr. S. Jaishankar
• Home Minister: Amit Shah

🏦 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) - Top Officials

RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra Established: April 1, 1935 Total Deputy Governors: 4 (maximum allowed)

Functions:

• Monetary authority
• Regulator of banking system
• Manager of foreign exchange
• Issuer of currency
• Developmental role

🏛️ Public Sector Banks - MDs & CEOs ⭐⭐⭐

Top 5 PSU Banks

Other Major PSU Banks

Total PSU Banks in India: 12 (as of 2025)

Largest PSU Bank (by assets): State Bank of India (SBI) Oldest PSU Bank: Allahabad Bank (merged into Indian Bank in 2020)

🏦 Private Sector Banks - MDs & CEOs ⭐⭐⭐

Top Private Banks

Largest Private Bank: HDFC Bank (by market cap and assets) First Private Bank after liberalization (1993): Axis Bank (earlier UTI Bank)

🏦 Small Finance Banks - CEOs

Total Small Finance Banks: 10 (as of 2025)

🏦 Payment Banks - CEOs

Total Payment Banks: 6 (as of 2025)

🌐 International Financial Institutions ⭐⭐⭐

Key Facts:

• Ajay Banga (World Bank President) is of Indian origin (first Indian-origin head)
• Kristalina Georgieva is the first woman to head IMF from Eastern Europe
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman and first African to head WTO

🌍 United Nations & Specialized Agencies ⭐⭐

Important:

• António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) is from Portugal
• Tedros Adhanom (WHO) is from Ethiopia (first African to head WHO)

🏏 International Sports Bodies ⭐⭐

🇮🇳 Indian Sports Bodies

Key Appointments:

• PT Usha - First woman president of IOA, legendary athlete
• Roger Binny - Former Indian cricketer (1983 World Cup winner)

🏛️ Regulatory Bodies in India ⭐⭐

Important First:

• Madhabi Puri Buch - First woman chairperson of SEBI
• Ravneet Kaur - First woman chairperson of CCI

🏦 NABARD, SIDBI, EXIM Bank ⭐⭐

🎖️ Defence Forces - Chiefs ⭐⭐

Headquarters:

• Indian Army: New Delhi
• Indian Navy: New Delhi
• Indian Air Force: New Delhi
• Integrated Defence Staff HQ: New Delhi

🚀 Space & Scientific Organizations

Key Facts:

• S. Somanath - Led successful Chandrayaan-3 mission (2023)
• N. Kalaiselvi - First woman Director General of CSIR

📺 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) - Key Heads

🎓 Key Education & Research Institutions

🏆 Nobel Prize Winners 2024 (Recent) ⭐⭐

Nobel Prize 2024 Winners

Key Facts:

• Katalin Karikó & Drew Weissman - Crucial role in developing mRNA technology used in COVID vaccines
• Narges Mohammadi - Awarded while imprisoned in Iran

🏅 Bharat Ratna Recipients (Recent)

2024:

• Karpoori Thakur (posthumous) - Former Bihar CM, social justice champion
• Lal Krishna Advani - Senior BJP leader, former Deputy PM

2019:

• Pranab Mukherjee (posthumous, 2020) - Former President
• Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumous) - Social activist
• Bhupen Hazarika (posthumous) - Singer, composer (Assam)

2015:

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Former Prime Minister
• Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumous) - Educationist, founder of BHU

🎬 Recent Academy Awards (Oscars) Winners ⭐

96th Academy Awards (2024)

Indian Connection:

• RRR’s “Naatu Naatu” won Best Original Song (2023) - composed by M.M. Keeravani

📝 Quick Revision Flashcards

Copy these for last-minute revision:

QUICK WHO'S WHO - 2025

INDIA:
President: Droupadi Murmu
VP: Jagdeep Dhankhar
PM: Narendra Modi
CJI: D.Y. Chandrachud
Finance Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
Home Minister: Amit Shah
External Affairs: S. Jaishankar

RBI:
Governor: Shaktikanta Das
4 Deputy Governors: Michael Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar, Swaminathan J.

TOP BANKS (MD & CEO):
SBI: Dinesh Kumar Khara
PNB: Atul Kumar Goel
Bank of Baroda: Debadatta Chand
HDFC Bank: Sashidhar Jagdishan
ICICI Bank: Sandeep Bakhshi
Axis Bank: Amitabh Chaudhry

INTERNATIONAL:
IMF: Kristalina Georgieva
World Bank: Ajay Banga
WTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
UN: António Guterres
WHO: Tedros Adhanom

REGULATORS:
SEBI: Madhabi Puri Buch
IRDAI: Debasish Panda
TRAI: Anil Kumar Lahoti

DEFENCE:
CDS: Gen. Anil Chauhan
Army Chief: Gen. Manoj Pande
Navy Chief: Adm. R. Hari Kumar
Air Force Chief: ACM V.R. Chaudhari

SPACE/SCIENCE:
ISRO: S. Somanath
DRDO: Samir V. Kamat
CSIR: N. Kalaiselvi

SPORTS:
IOC: Thomas Bach
ICC: Greg Barclay
FIFA: Gianni Infantino
BCCI: Roger Binny (President), Jay Shah (Secretary)
IOA: PT Usha

💡 Memory Techniques

1. Association Method

Link names to their organizations:

• Das (RBI) → “Das rupee” (currency)
• Banga (World Bank) → “Banga” sounds like “Bank”
• Somanath (ISRO) → “Soma” = Moon (space connection)

2. First Letter Method

For SBI CEO: Dinesh Kumar Khara

• DKK = “Don’t Keep Kash” (bank joke!)

3. Visual Imagery

Imagine the person in their role:

• Nirmala Sitharaman presenting Budget (Finance Minister)
• S. Jaishankar at UN (External Affairs)

4. Grouping Method

Group by sector:

• Banking: Shaktikanta Das, Dinesh Khara, Sashidhar Jagdishan
• International: Ajay Banga, Kristalina Georgieva, António Guterres
• Defence: Anil Chauhan, Manoj Pande, Hari Kumar

🔄 Update Schedule

This page is updated:

• Monthly: For new appointments
• Quarterly: Comprehensive review (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct)
• Before Major Exams: Special updates

Last Updated: April 2025 Next Update: July 2025

Bookmark this page and check before your exam for latest appointments!

📚 Related Resources

Current Affairs:

• Monthly Current Affairs
• Static GK Database

Banking Awareness:

• Banking Terms Glossary
• RBI Functions & Policies
• Important Banking Dates

Study Resources:

• 30-Day IBPS PO Study Plan

Revision Tips:

• Create flashcards with name on one side, position on other
• Revise weekly - appointments change frequently
• Focus on banking sector (RBI, bank CEOs) - highest weightage
• Check for latest updates 1 week before exam
• Practice 50 MCQs monthly on Who’s Who

Common Exam Patterns:

• “Who is the current RBI Governor?” → Direct question
• “Who heads the IMF?” → Organization-based
• “_____ is the MD & CEO of SBI” → Fill in the blanks
• Match the following: Name → Organization

Keep this page bookmarked for quick pre-exam revision!