Second Set of Questions - 26.9.10

The Straight Drives....

No visuals.Just go ahead. Keep in mind the clues and crack them .

   1.   This word comes from the amalgamation of the German words for “time” and “spirit”. It is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and/or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambience, morals, sociocultural direction or mood of an era. This term is now widely used in journalism to show popular and trendy news, topics and articles. What is this word ?

2.   Connect assassination, countless, frugal, generous, impartial, monument. 

3.   He was born in 1806 at Madurai.His father held various posts at the erstwhile East India Company. His mother descended from the person who invented the antilogarithms .This guy’s got a crater on moon named after him .Name him.

   4.      X studied at St. Vincent's High School, Pune, and then at Fergusson College, Pune. In 1964, he joined the National Defence Academy, Pune, and in 1964, he joined the Air Force Flying Colleges in Jodhpur and Allahabad.In 1977, he became the president of the Indian Youth Congress, Pune, and was the president of the Indian Youth Congress, Maharashtra, from 1978-1980. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for three terms from 1982 to 1995, and again in 1998. He was also elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996, and to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. During the tenure of P.V.Narasimha Rao as the Prime Minister of India, he served as a Minister of State.

   5.    Shulchan,Aruch,Halakhic .Midrash,Targum,Piyyut ,Saadia Gaon,Maimonides. Connect the above.

   6.  X was born in Binningen. He was raised as a Roman Catholic ,X met Pope Benedict XVI. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006. X was named as a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments and contributions to society. Who is X?