NV Certified Pesticide Applicator General
PRACTICE Exam Questions and Answers
Identifying a pest and researching its life cycle will help you plan pesticide applications and
other control measures that are most appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-There are nine required parts to a pesticide label. Which of the following is NOT one of the
nine required parts?
Select one:
a. Use classification
b. Safety Data Sheet
c. Name and address of the manufacturer
d. Precautionary statement
e. Ingredient statement - -b. Safety Data Sheet
-When a plant has "abnormal physiology" it may be an indication that the plant is:
Select one:
a. preparing to set seed.
b. an annual or perennial.
c. suffering from a plant disease.
d. done flowering for the year.
e. suffering from a plant disease. - -c. suffering from a plant disease.
-Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
Select one:
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
b. Roadsides, rangelands and pastures
c. Ditch banks and ornamental ponds
d. Parks, hotels and greenhouses
e. Parks and golf courses - -a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.)
-Contact herbicides kill the plant only where the herbicide chemicals touch the plant.
Select one:
True
,False - -True
-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 - -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)
-Herbicides that kill all plant life are called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides. - -b. nonselective herbicides.
-Who can purchase and use a general use pesticide?
Select one:
a. Only licensed applicators.
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. - -d. Anyone.
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by anyone. You must still read and follow all
label instructions.)
-An insect life cycle which includes only these stages...egg--nymph--adult...is termed what
type of metamorphosis?
Select one:
a. Simple or incomplete
b. Flowing or thorough
c. Abbreviated or short
d. Insufficient
, e. Complete - -a. Simple or incomplete
-The best recommended control for jackrabbits is:
Select one:
a. strychnine.
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation. - -d. exclusion.
(This method works the best, by limiting the access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping
and vegetable gardens.)
-Leaf surface wax and cuticle are present on every leaf and are barriers to herbicide
absorption. Which of the following is also a barrier to herbicide uptake?
Select one:
a. algae
b. leaf hairs
c. adjuvants
d. perennials
e. chloroplasts - -b. leaf hairs
-Before any control measures are used to limit or eliminate trash fish, you must contact the
Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-Under the provisions of the Worker Protection Standard, which type of agricultural
fieldworkers must receive pesticide awareness training?
Select one:
a. Workers who enter treated areas within 30 days from the expiration of a restricted-entry
interval.
b. All workers, even if no pesticides have been applied in the areas where they will be
working.
c. All workers if pesticides have been used at any time during the current growing season.
d. Only those workers that actually handle pesticides.
e. Only workers who enter area before the expiration of the restricted-entry interval. - -a.
Workers who enter treated areas within 30 days from the expiration of a restricted-entry
interval.
PRACTICE Exam Questions and Answers
Identifying a pest and researching its life cycle will help you plan pesticide applications and
other control measures that are most appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-There are nine required parts to a pesticide label. Which of the following is NOT one of the
nine required parts?
Select one:
a. Use classification
b. Safety Data Sheet
c. Name and address of the manufacturer
d. Precautionary statement
e. Ingredient statement - -b. Safety Data Sheet
-When a plant has "abnormal physiology" it may be an indication that the plant is:
Select one:
a. preparing to set seed.
b. an annual or perennial.
c. suffering from a plant disease.
d. done flowering for the year.
e. suffering from a plant disease. - -c. suffering from a plant disease.
-Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
Select one:
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
b. Roadsides, rangelands and pastures
c. Ditch banks and ornamental ponds
d. Parks, hotels and greenhouses
e. Parks and golf courses - -a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.)
-Contact herbicides kill the plant only where the herbicide chemicals touch the plant.
Select one:
True
,False - -True
-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 - -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)
-Herbicides that kill all plant life are called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides. - -b. nonselective herbicides.
-Who can purchase and use a general use pesticide?
Select one:
a. Only licensed applicators.
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. - -d. Anyone.
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by anyone. You must still read and follow all
label instructions.)
-An insect life cycle which includes only these stages...egg--nymph--adult...is termed what
type of metamorphosis?
Select one:
a. Simple or incomplete
b. Flowing or thorough
c. Abbreviated or short
d. Insufficient
, e. Complete - -a. Simple or incomplete
-The best recommended control for jackrabbits is:
Select one:
a. strychnine.
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation. - -d. exclusion.
(This method works the best, by limiting the access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping
and vegetable gardens.)
-Leaf surface wax and cuticle are present on every leaf and are barriers to herbicide
absorption. Which of the following is also a barrier to herbicide uptake?
Select one:
a. algae
b. leaf hairs
c. adjuvants
d. perennials
e. chloroplasts - -b. leaf hairs
-Before any control measures are used to limit or eliminate trash fish, you must contact the
Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-Under the provisions of the Worker Protection Standard, which type of agricultural
fieldworkers must receive pesticide awareness training?
Select one:
a. Workers who enter treated areas within 30 days from the expiration of a restricted-entry
interval.
b. All workers, even if no pesticides have been applied in the areas where they will be
working.
c. All workers if pesticides have been used at any time during the current growing season.
d. Only those workers that actually handle pesticides.
e. Only workers who enter area before the expiration of the restricted-entry interval. - -a.
Workers who enter treated areas within 30 days from the expiration of a restricted-entry
interval.
