NV Certified Pesticide Applicator
Complete Exam Questions Study
Guide Questions & Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026 |
Quiz_________________?
a. 10 quarts
(1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of water
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts) -
ANSWER✅
Your label states that you must mix 1/2 gallon of formulation in 50 gallons of water. Your
tank holds 250 gallons. How many quarts should you add to a full tank of water to arrive at
the proper concentration?
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
1
, Quiz_________________?
a. 40 pounds
(rate of application 5 gallons/acre
sprayer tank 100 gallons
suggested application 2 pounds per acre
100 gallons X 2 pounds/acre = 40 pounds
5 gallons/acre) -
ANSWER✅
If your rate of application is 5 gallons per acre and your tank holds 100 gallons, how many
pounds of formulation must you add to your full tank to apply 2 pounds per acre?
Select one:
a. 40 pounds
b. 20 pounds
c. 30 pounds
d. 80 pounds
e. 35 pounds
Quiz_________________?
a. Applying pesticides as soon as a potential problem is identified. -
ANSWER✅
Which of the following is NOT an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy?
Select one:
2
, a. Applying pesticides as soon as a potential problem is identified.
b. Excluding pests or preventing them from becoming established.
c. Selecting plants that have a resistance to pests.
d. Selecting plants that are adapted to and will flourish in the environment.
e. Employing the least harmful, most cost-effective action at the most effective time.
Quiz_________________?
a. Caution -
ANSWER✅
Danger is the Human Hazard Signal Word on pesticide containers that indicates high acute
toxicity to humans. Which of the following signal words indicates low acute toxicity in
humans?
Select one:
a. Caution
b. Careful
c. Hazard
d. Poison
Quiz_________________?
a. decrease the amount of pesticide applied per acre. -
ANSWER✅
When applying pesticides, increasing the travel speed of the spraying equipment will:
Select one:
a. decrease the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
b. improve the pesticide coverage on the field being sprayed.
3
, c. have no effect on the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
d. get the job done quicker.
e. increase the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
Quiz_________________?
a. Ensure the water fill hose does not come into contact with the spray mix.
(Always protect your water source from potential contamination by pesticides or any other
chemicals.) -
ANSWER✅
Which of the following statements describes the best way to mix pesticides safely?
Select one:
a. Ensure the water fill hose does not come into contact with the spray mix.
b. It is acceptable to use pesticide-measuring utensils for food preparation.
c. To save time, it is highly recommended that insecticides be mixed with herbicides.
d. Home gardeners should select toxic pesticides that require a respirator.
e. Be sure that the water fill hose is completely submerged in the spray tank.
Quiz_________________?
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.) -
ANSWER✅
Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
Select one:
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Complete Exam Questions Study
Guide Questions & Verified
Answers | Latest Update 2026 |
Quiz_________________?
a. 10 quarts
(1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of water
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts) -
ANSWER✅
Your label states that you must mix 1/2 gallon of formulation in 50 gallons of water. Your
tank holds 250 gallons. How many quarts should you add to a full tank of water to arrive at
the proper concentration?
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
1
, Quiz_________________?
a. 40 pounds
(rate of application 5 gallons/acre
sprayer tank 100 gallons
suggested application 2 pounds per acre
100 gallons X 2 pounds/acre = 40 pounds
5 gallons/acre) -
ANSWER✅
If your rate of application is 5 gallons per acre and your tank holds 100 gallons, how many
pounds of formulation must you add to your full tank to apply 2 pounds per acre?
Select one:
a. 40 pounds
b. 20 pounds
c. 30 pounds
d. 80 pounds
e. 35 pounds
Quiz_________________?
a. Applying pesticides as soon as a potential problem is identified. -
ANSWER✅
Which of the following is NOT an integrated pest management (IPM) strategy?
Select one:
2
, a. Applying pesticides as soon as a potential problem is identified.
b. Excluding pests or preventing them from becoming established.
c. Selecting plants that have a resistance to pests.
d. Selecting plants that are adapted to and will flourish in the environment.
e. Employing the least harmful, most cost-effective action at the most effective time.
Quiz_________________?
a. Caution -
ANSWER✅
Danger is the Human Hazard Signal Word on pesticide containers that indicates high acute
toxicity to humans. Which of the following signal words indicates low acute toxicity in
humans?
Select one:
a. Caution
b. Careful
c. Hazard
d. Poison
Quiz_________________?
a. decrease the amount of pesticide applied per acre. -
ANSWER✅
When applying pesticides, increasing the travel speed of the spraying equipment will:
Select one:
a. decrease the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
b. improve the pesticide coverage on the field being sprayed.
3
, c. have no effect on the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
d. get the job done quicker.
e. increase the amount of pesticide applied per acre.
Quiz_________________?
a. Ensure the water fill hose does not come into contact with the spray mix.
(Always protect your water source from potential contamination by pesticides or any other
chemicals.) -
ANSWER✅
Which of the following statements describes the best way to mix pesticides safely?
Select one:
a. Ensure the water fill hose does not come into contact with the spray mix.
b. It is acceptable to use pesticide-measuring utensils for food preparation.
c. To save time, it is highly recommended that insecticides be mixed with herbicides.
d. Home gardeners should select toxic pesticides that require a respirator.
e. Be sure that the water fill hose is completely submerged in the spray tank.
Quiz_________________?
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.) -
ANSWER✅
Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
Select one:
4
