In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Comprehension:
An earthquake is the shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and (1)______ of large sections of the Earth’s rocky outer shell. Scientists estimate that there (2)______ more
than 8,000 minor earthquakes each day. Of these, only about 1,000 are strong (3)______ to be
felt. At least 40 moderate earthquakes cause damage somewhere (4)______ the world each
year. A really powerful earthquake only occurs, on average, once every two years, (5)______
when it does, the results can be devastating.
For the following questions answer them individually
Identify the segment in the sentence which contains the grammatical error from the given options.
In the evening he likes to read books and articles that have nothing to do of his work.
Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
The study found that men who were married lived longer than those who were not