QAL Qualified Applicator License Plant
Agriculture Test ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || BRAND NEW
VERSION
1. Venturi - ANSWER ✅ Used most often with systemic products, but can
also work with contact products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
2. County Agricultural Commissionersz - ANSWER ✅ Certify private
pesticide applicators and conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and
regulations.
3. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) - ANSWER ✅
Ensure the state's food safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive
species, and promotes the California agricultural industry
4. Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) - ANSWER ✅ Certifies and licenses
structural pest control applicators and conducts certain types of field
enforcement of structural pest control laws and regulations.
5. California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease
Section - ANSWER ✅ Certifies vector control pesticides applicators
employed by a government vector control agency and develops vector
control pest control study guides.
,6. Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) - ANSWER ✅ State lead agency
for developing and implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program.
7. The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide
Regulation's regulations is that laws are
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California
legislature
B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
C. Supplements to federal regulations
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out
regulations signed by the Governor - ANSWER ✅ B
8. When posting a treated field along an unfenced public bike path, warning
signs must be placed no further apart than
A.100 feet
B.250 feet
C. 500 feet
D. 600 feet - ANSWER ✅ D
9. PRESCRIBE - ANSWER ✅ Pesticide Regulation Endangered Species
Custom Real-time Internet Bulletin Engine
10.Leaching - ANSWER ✅ Where pesticide residues move from the soil
surface downward in soil with percolating water to ground water
11.Runoff - ANSWER ✅ Where pesticide residues are carried in runoff water
to more direct routes to ground water such as:
Dry or drainage wells
Poorly sealed production wells
Soil cracks
,12.A pesticide residue tolerance is the
A. minimum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of application
B. maximum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of application
C. minimum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of harvest
D. maximum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity in the channels of trade - ANSWER ✅ D
13.What is the best way to avoid exceeding the legal pesticide tolerance on a
commodity to which you are making a pesticide application?
A. make the application as close as possible to harvest
B. use adjuvants that retard the breakdown of the pesticide
C. carefully follow labeling instructions and any laws or regulations that
may govern the use of the specific pesticide
D. make applications at night or early mornings - ANSWER ✅ C
14.If produce is found to carry pesticide residues in excess of the legal tolerance
it will be
A. banned from sale in certain states
B. allowed to be sold only in certified farmers' markets
C. allowed to be sold only outside of the United States
D. seized and removed from sale and distribution - ANSWER ✅ D
15.If a crop is found to have residues of a pesticide that is not registered for that
crop, it will be
A. sold for livestock feed only
B. considered a public nuisance
C. held in storage until the residues dissipate
D. allowed to be sold only outside of the United States - ANSWER ✅ B
, 16.Groundwater contamination resulting from legal, registered uses of
pesticides
A. does not occur
B. accounts for only a minor amount of the pesticide groundwater
contamination problem
C. can cause unacceptable risks to human health and the environment
D. occurs but causes no risks to humans or the environment - ANSWER
✅C
17.As used in the dormant spray contamination prevention regulation, a
"hydrologically isolated site" is
A. defined differently in each county depending on local treatment area
and surface water conditions
B. an area of surface water protected from pesticide run-off from
treatment areas by at least 150 feet of impermeable soil
C. considered to mean any pesticide treatment site that is completely
surrounded by surface water
D. any treatment area that does not produce pesticide run-off that can
enter any surface water, such as in an irrigation canal or drainage
ditch - ANSWER ✅ D
18.Which of the following endangered species has the greatest overlap with
agricultural areas in California?
A. Mission blue butterfly
B. San Joaquin kit fox
C. Sierra Nevada red fox
D. California red-legged frog - ANSWER ✅ B
19.Dormant spray applications of insecticides are prohibited if a storm is
forecast within how many hours after application?
A. 12 hours
B.24 hours
C. 48 hours
Agriculture Test ACTUAL EXAM 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || BRAND NEW
VERSION
1. Venturi - ANSWER ✅ Used most often with systemic products, but can
also work with contact products if the spray volume is high (>40 GPA).
2. County Agricultural Commissionersz - ANSWER ✅ Certify private
pesticide applicators and conduct local enforcement of pesticide use law and
regulations.
3. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) - ANSWER ✅
Ensure the state's food safety, protects the state's agriculture from invasive
species, and promotes the California agricultural industry
4. Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) - ANSWER ✅ Certifies and licenses
structural pest control applicators and conducts certain types of field
enforcement of structural pest control laws and regulations.
5. California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease
Section - ANSWER ✅ Certifies vector control pesticides applicators
employed by a government vector control agency and develops vector
control pest control study guides.
,6. Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) - ANSWER ✅ State lead agency
for developing and implementing a statewide pesticide regulatory program.
7. The difference between California's laws and the Department Pesticide
Regulation's regulations is that laws are
A. Passed by CAC and regulations are passed by the California
legislature
B. Passed by the California legislature and regulations are adopted by the
Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out the laws
C. Supplements to federal regulations
D. Adopted by the Department of Pesticide Regulation to carry out
regulations signed by the Governor - ANSWER ✅ B
8. When posting a treated field along an unfenced public bike path, warning
signs must be placed no further apart than
A.100 feet
B.250 feet
C. 500 feet
D. 600 feet - ANSWER ✅ D
9. PRESCRIBE - ANSWER ✅ Pesticide Regulation Endangered Species
Custom Real-time Internet Bulletin Engine
10.Leaching - ANSWER ✅ Where pesticide residues move from the soil
surface downward in soil with percolating water to ground water
11.Runoff - ANSWER ✅ Where pesticide residues are carried in runoff water
to more direct routes to ground water such as:
Dry or drainage wells
Poorly sealed production wells
Soil cracks
,12.A pesticide residue tolerance is the
A. minimum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of application
B. maximum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of application
C. minimum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity at the time of harvest
D. maximum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular
commodity in the channels of trade - ANSWER ✅ D
13.What is the best way to avoid exceeding the legal pesticide tolerance on a
commodity to which you are making a pesticide application?
A. make the application as close as possible to harvest
B. use adjuvants that retard the breakdown of the pesticide
C. carefully follow labeling instructions and any laws or regulations that
may govern the use of the specific pesticide
D. make applications at night or early mornings - ANSWER ✅ C
14.If produce is found to carry pesticide residues in excess of the legal tolerance
it will be
A. banned from sale in certain states
B. allowed to be sold only in certified farmers' markets
C. allowed to be sold only outside of the United States
D. seized and removed from sale and distribution - ANSWER ✅ D
15.If a crop is found to have residues of a pesticide that is not registered for that
crop, it will be
A. sold for livestock feed only
B. considered a public nuisance
C. held in storage until the residues dissipate
D. allowed to be sold only outside of the United States - ANSWER ✅ B
, 16.Groundwater contamination resulting from legal, registered uses of
pesticides
A. does not occur
B. accounts for only a minor amount of the pesticide groundwater
contamination problem
C. can cause unacceptable risks to human health and the environment
D. occurs but causes no risks to humans or the environment - ANSWER
✅C
17.As used in the dormant spray contamination prevention regulation, a
"hydrologically isolated site" is
A. defined differently in each county depending on local treatment area
and surface water conditions
B. an area of surface water protected from pesticide run-off from
treatment areas by at least 150 feet of impermeable soil
C. considered to mean any pesticide treatment site that is completely
surrounded by surface water
D. any treatment area that does not produce pesticide run-off that can
enter any surface water, such as in an irrigation canal or drainage
ditch - ANSWER ✅ D
18.Which of the following endangered species has the greatest overlap with
agricultural areas in California?
A. Mission blue butterfly
B. San Joaquin kit fox
C. Sierra Nevada red fox
D. California red-legged frog - ANSWER ✅ B
19.Dormant spray applications of insecticides are prohibited if a storm is
forecast within how many hours after application?
A. 12 hours
B.24 hours
C. 48 hours
