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NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL PRACTICE
EXAM 2025 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - correct-answer-C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - correct-answer-C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
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A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the
only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to
water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - correct-
answer-A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - correct-
answer-C
Which is the appropriate way to wear gloves and footwear for a job in which you
will be working with your arms raised some of the time and lowered some of the
time?
A. Wear gloves with your sleeves over them and put your pant legs outside your
boots.
B. Wear gloves outsie of your sleeves and war your pant legs inside your boots.
C. Wear gloves with a cuff closed tightly outside the sleeve and wear your pant
legs inside your boots.
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D. Wear gloves with a cuff closed tightly outside the sleeve and wear your pant
legs outside your boots. - correct-answer-D
Which statement is true about respiratory protection?
A. Air-purifying respirators supply additional oxygen.
B. All respirators are approved by the EPA.
C. Filters are classified on the basis of oil degradation resistance and filter
efficiency.
D. Non-powered particulate respirators use a fan to help draw air through a
cartridge. - correct-answer-C
Which statement is true about replacing reusable PPE?
A. Reusable items need to be replaced only at the end of the work season.
B. Gloves generally last longer than footwear, aprons, headgear, and protective
suits.
C. Glove replacement is a high priority.
D. If PPE is starting to thin out, it can be reused as long as there are no holes. -
correct-answer-C
What should you do with clothing made of cotton or polyester that has been
heavily contaminated with pesticides labeled with the signal word DANGER-
POISON, DANGER, OR WARNING?
NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL PRACTICE
EXAM 2025 | ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Breeding or selecting plants and animals with characteristics for resistance to
pests is an example of which type of pest management method?
A. Biological control.
B. Mechanical control.
C. Genetic Control.
D. Physical/ environmental modificaiton. - correct-answer-C
Using a plow to destry weeeds is an example of which type of mechanical control
method?
A. Exclusion.
B. Trapping.
C. Cultivation.
D. Physical/ environmental modification. - correct-answer-C
Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
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A. Pesticides play a key role in pest management programs and sometimes are the
only control method available.
B. Pesticides include any material that is applied to plants and the soil but not to
water or harvested crops.
C. A highly selective pesticide controls a wide variety of pests.
D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - correct-
answer-A
Which statement is true about pest management goals?
A. Pestcides are never used to prevent pests.
B. Preventive and suppressive pest control goals are rarely combined.
C. Cultiviation and mowing of weeds are ways to prevent and suppress pest
populations.
D. Over large areas, eradication is a practical approach to pest cotnrol. - correct-
answer-C
Which is the appropriate way to wear gloves and footwear for a job in which you
will be working with your arms raised some of the time and lowered some of the
time?
A. Wear gloves with your sleeves over them and put your pant legs outside your
boots.
B. Wear gloves outsie of your sleeves and war your pant legs inside your boots.
C. Wear gloves with a cuff closed tightly outside the sleeve and wear your pant
legs inside your boots.
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D. Wear gloves with a cuff closed tightly outside the sleeve and wear your pant
legs outside your boots. - correct-answer-D
Which statement is true about respiratory protection?
A. Air-purifying respirators supply additional oxygen.
B. All respirators are approved by the EPA.
C. Filters are classified on the basis of oil degradation resistance and filter
efficiency.
D. Non-powered particulate respirators use a fan to help draw air through a
cartridge. - correct-answer-C
Which statement is true about replacing reusable PPE?
A. Reusable items need to be replaced only at the end of the work season.
B. Gloves generally last longer than footwear, aprons, headgear, and protective
suits.
C. Glove replacement is a high priority.
D. If PPE is starting to thin out, it can be reused as long as there are no holes. -
correct-answer-C
What should you do with clothing made of cotton or polyester that has been
heavily contaminated with pesticides labeled with the signal word DANGER-
POISON, DANGER, OR WARNING?
