Question

What is corrective maintenance?

(a) Maintenance of equipment after failure or break down

(b) Maintenance before break down

(c) Pre break down maintenance

(d) Scheduled maintenance

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) Maintenance of equipment after failure or break down

To elaborate: Corrective maintenance is done after breakdown or failure. Maintenance done before breakdown is called preventive maintenance. Scheduled maintenance is similar to preventive.