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Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST
AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURES PASS
2026
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
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
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.
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D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - CORRECT
ANSWER A
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to
the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - CORRECT ANSWER B
QUESTION :Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - CORRECT ANSWER
D
QUESTION :Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - CORRECT ANSWER D
QUESTION :What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - CORRECT ANSWER D
QUESTION :What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity
at the time of harvest or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers may be exposed to during the
course of an average workday.
C. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may remain on a crop during the growing
season.
D. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may be consumed by a 150-pound person
on a yearly basis. - CORRECT ANSWER A
QUESTION :Which of the following section sections under FIFRA could be used to alow the
use of an unregistered pesticide to control an "emergency" pest problem?
A. Section 3
B. Section 18
C. Section 24 (c)
D. Section 25 (b) - CORRECT ANSWER C
QUESTION :The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates:
A. The chemical name and 75 percent inert ingredients formulated as a wettable powder.
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B. The brand name and 25 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
C. The brand name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
D. The chemical name and 25 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder. -
CORRECT ANSWER C
QUESTION :Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol?
A. DANGER-POISON.
B. DANGER
C. WARNING
D. CAUTION - CORRECT ANSWER A
QUESTION :Which statement is true about protective clothing and equipment statements?
A. Pesticide labels are very consistent in the type of information they contain on protective
clothing and equipment.
B. When a respirator is required, the model is always specified on the label.
C. It is not necessary to follow all advice on protective clothing or equipment that appears on
the label.
D. If a pesticide label does not specifically mention a type of protective clothing or equipment
that does not rule out the need for the additional protection or equipment. - CORRECT
ANSWER D
QUESTION :"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of
precautionary statement?
A. Acute toxicity hazard.
B. Environmental hazard.
C. Physical or chemical hazard.
D. Agricultural use requirement. - CORRECT ANSWER B
QUESTION :Which is true about REIs (restricted-entry intervals)?
Practice Exam, National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND WELL REVISED ANSWERS - LATEST
AND COMPLETE UPDATE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS – ASSURES PASS
2026
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
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Which statement is true about chemical control as a pest management method?
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.
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D. Systemic pesticides are not absorbed by treated plants or animals. - CORRECT
ANSWER A
QUESTION :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
QUESTION :Which term describes the pest population density that causes the losses equal to
the cost of control measures?
A. Economic threshold.
B. Economic injury level.
C. Action threshold.
D. Pest threshold. - CORRECT ANSWER B
QUESTION :Which would decrease the likelihood of pesticide resistance?
A. Increasing label dosages.
B. Using pesticides from the same class of chemicals.
C. Applying the pesticide over a wide area.
D. Using pesticides with multiple sites of toxicity in an organism. - CORRECT ANSWER
D
QUESTION :Which federal law requires employers to provide agricultural workers and
pesticide handlers with protections against possible harm form pesticides?
A. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
B. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
D. Workers Protection Standard (WPS) - CORRECT ANSWER D
QUESTION :What are the two main classifications of pesticides under FIFRA?
A. Organic and inorganic.
B. General-use and unclassified use.
C. Regulated and unregulated.
D. Unclassified use and restricted-use - CORRECT ANSWER D
QUESTION :What is a tolerance as set by the EPA?
A. The maximum amount of pesticides residue that may legally remain on or in a commodity
at the time of harvest or slaughter.
B. The maximum amount of pesticide residue that workers may be exposed to during the
course of an average workday.
C. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may remain on a crop during the growing
season.
D. The minimum amount of pesticide residue that may be consumed by a 150-pound person
on a yearly basis. - CORRECT ANSWER A
QUESTION :Which of the following section sections under FIFRA could be used to alow the
use of an unregistered pesticide to control an "emergency" pest problem?
A. Section 3
B. Section 18
C. Section 24 (c)
D. Section 25 (b) - CORRECT ANSWER C
QUESTION :The name "VIP No Pest 75WP" on a pesticide label indicates:
A. The chemical name and 75 percent inert ingredients formulated as a wettable powder.
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B. The brand name and 25 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
C. The brand name and 75 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder.
D. The chemical name and 25 percent active ingredients, formulated as a wettable powder. -
CORRECT ANSWER C
QUESTION :Which signal word appears on a label with a skull and crossbones symbol?
A. DANGER-POISON.
B. DANGER
C. WARNING
D. CAUTION - CORRECT ANSWER A
QUESTION :Which statement is true about protective clothing and equipment statements?
A. Pesticide labels are very consistent in the type of information they contain on protective
clothing and equipment.
B. When a respirator is required, the model is always specified on the label.
C. It is not necessary to follow all advice on protective clothing or equipment that appears on
the label.
D. If a pesticide label does not specifically mention a type of protective clothing or equipment
that does not rule out the need for the additional protection or equipment. - CORRECT
ANSWER D
QUESTION :"This product is highly toxic to bees" is an example of which type of
precautionary statement?
A. Acute toxicity hazard.
B. Environmental hazard.
C. Physical or chemical hazard.
D. Agricultural use requirement. - CORRECT ANSWER B
QUESTION :Which is true about REIs (restricted-entry intervals)?
