2. 'He became spuriously interested in the contents of the flower-vase. What do you think 'spuriously interested means? Who is 'he' and what is your impression of his character? Quote lines from the story to substantiate your answer. 115
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Rakesh Sharma had become a squadron leader in the Indian Air-Force in 1984.
2) It was Soviet rocket ‘Soyuz T-11’ in which he had gone into space.
3) He lived in space for about 7 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes.
4) After returning, the Soviet Union honoured him with the ‘Hero of Soviet Union’ award.
5) He has also received the gallantry award ‘Ashok Chakra’ for his work.
6) In the year 2001, he took the retirement from a flying plane.
7) Sharma has exercised ‘Zero Gravity Yoga’ to stay fit in space.
8) In the space, he and his crew were regularly in contact with then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi through video conferencing.
9) Though he visited the space for the first time, he didn’t land on Moon.
10) In a recent interview, he has expressed his wish to visit space again.
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Explanation:
Rakesh Sharma had become a squadron leader in the Indian Air-Force in 1984.
2) It was Soviet rocket ‘Soyuz T-11’ in which he had gone into space.
3) He lived in space for about 7 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes.
4) After returning, the Soviet Union honoured him with the ‘Hero of Soviet Union’ award.
5) He has also received the gallantry award ‘Ashok Chakra’ for his work.
6) In the year 2001, he took the retirement from a flying plane.
7) Sharma has exercised ‘Zero Gravity Yoga’ to stay fit in space.
8) In the space, he and his crew were regularly in contact with then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi through video conferencing.
9) Though he visited the space for the first time, he didn’t land on Moon.
10) In a recent interview, he has expressed his wish to visit space again.