TN CAT 7 REVIEW EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ NEW
MODIFIED TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare
of pest control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide
use in Tennessee?
A. USDA
B. DOT
C. TDA
D. TDOT --CORRECT ANSWER--C. TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily
through what division of TDA?
A. Division of Plant Industries
B. Regulatory Services Division
C. Fishery and Wildlife
D. Pesticide Regulatory Division --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Regulatory
Services Division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/or the
applicator, unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as?
A. General-use pesticides
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,B. Unclassified
C. Restricted-use pesticides
D. Commercial-use pesticides --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Restricted-use
pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years?
A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 2 years --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the re-certification
program?
A. 10%
B. 80%
C. 30%
D. 50% --CORRECT ANSWER--D. 50%
How many re-certification points are required for Category 7 in a 3 year period?
A. 30
B. 6
C. 10
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,D. 4 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 30
Which is NOT a step in an IPM program?
A. Inspection
B. Scheduled pesticide applications
C. Determination of pest thresholds
D. Monitoring of pest populations and management program. --CORRECT
ANSWER--B. Scheduled pesticide applications
Which agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and
regulations?
A. UT
B. TDA
C. USDA
D. EPA --CORRECT ANSWER--D. EPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate
commerce?
A. TIFRA
B. FIFRA
C. FEPCA
D. TAPA --CORRECT ANSWER--B. FIFRA
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, Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with label directions?
A. TAPA
B. FEPCA
C. USDA
D. RCRA --CORRECT ANSWER--B. FEPCA
Any Commercial Applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be
assessed a civil penalty of?
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. $5,000
Which is NOT an objective of a general inspection?
A. Confirm pest identity and presence
B. Identify the location and source of the pest problem.
C. Determine the extent of the pest infestation.
D. Locate pesticide drift. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Locate pesticide drift
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ NEW
MODIFIED TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
Which agency is responsible for the protection of the health, safety and welfare
of pest control employees and the general public from the hazards of pesticide
use in Tennessee?
A. USDA
B. DOT
C. TDA
D. TDOT --CORRECT ANSWER--C. TDA
The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated primarily
through what division of TDA?
A. Division of Plant Industries
B. Regulatory Services Division
C. Fishery and Wildlife
D. Pesticide Regulatory Division --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Regulatory
Services Division
Pesticides that may cause adverse effects on the environment and/or the
applicator, unless subject to additional regulatory restrictions are classified as?
A. General-use pesticides
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,B. Unclassified
C. Restricted-use pesticides
D. Commercial-use pesticides --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Restricted-use
pesticides
A certification period lasts for how many years?
A. 5 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 2 years --CORRECT ANSWER--C. 3 years
One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the re-certification
program?
A. 10%
B. 80%
C. 30%
D. 50% --CORRECT ANSWER--D. 50%
How many re-certification points are required for Category 7 in a 3 year period?
A. 30
B. 6
C. 10
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,D. 4 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. 30
Which is NOT a step in an IPM program?
A. Inspection
B. Scheduled pesticide applications
C. Determination of pest thresholds
D. Monitoring of pest populations and management program. --CORRECT
ANSWER--B. Scheduled pesticide applications
Which agency is responsible for the enforcement of federal laws and
regulations?
A. UT
B. TDA
C. USDA
D. EPA --CORRECT ANSWER--D. EPA
Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in interstate
commerce?
A. TIFRA
B. FIFRA
C. FEPCA
D. TAPA --CORRECT ANSWER--B. FIFRA
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, Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent
with label directions?
A. TAPA
B. FEPCA
C. USDA
D. RCRA --CORRECT ANSWER--B. FEPCA
Any Commercial Applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may be
assessed a civil penalty of?
A. $5,000
B. $10,000
C. $15,000
D. $20,000 --CORRECT ANSWER--A. $5,000
Which is NOT an objective of a general inspection?
A. Confirm pest identity and presence
B. Identify the location and source of the pest problem.
C. Determine the extent of the pest infestation.
D. Locate pesticide drift. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Locate pesticide drift
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