Question

Its not surprising that he was honoured with the rank of Air Force marshal ( rewrite as a rhetorical question )

Answer 1

The rhetorical question is:

Is it surprising that he was honoured with the rank of Air Force marshal?

• Rhetorical questions are the ones which don't expect any answer. They are used to focus on some fact.

Example: Do you even realise what the time is? - It is used to stress the fact that the concerned person is late.

• It is also used to focus on some negative situation.

Example: Have you lost your mind? - It is used to indicate that the person has gone insane.

There are also many other uses of rhetorical questions.