TN CAT 7 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS 2026 GRADED A+
◉ Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in
interstate commerce? Answer: FIFRA
◉ Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner
inconsistent with label directions? Answer: FEPCA
◉ Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may
be assessed a civil penalty of not more than? Answer: 5,000
◉ Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and
welfare of pest control employees and the general public from the
hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? Answer: TDA
◉ The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated
primarily through what division of TDA? Answer: 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? Answer: Restricted-use pesticides
◉ A certification period last for how many years? Answer: 3 years
◉ One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the
recertification program? Answer: 50%
◉ How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3
year period? Answer: 30 Points
◉ Which is not a step in an IPM program? Answer: Scheduled pesticide
applications
◉ Which is not an objective of a general inspection? Answer: Locate
pesticide drift
◉ A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure
that offer a tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid).
Answer: True
◉ Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? Answer: Color
pattern in a rug
SOLUTIONS 2026 GRADED A+
◉ Which law requires federal registration of pesticides shipped in
interstate commerce? Answer: FIFRA
◉ Which law prohibits the use of any registered pesticide in a manner
inconsistent with label directions? Answer: FEPCA
◉ Any commercial applicator who violates any provision of FIFRA may
be assessed a civil penalty of not more than? Answer: 5,000
◉ Which agency is responsible for the protection of health, safety and
welfare of pest control employees and the general public from the
hazards of pesticide use in Tennessee? Answer: TDA
◉ The TDA certification and enforcement functions are coordinated
primarily through what division of TDA? Answer: 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? Answer: Restricted-use pesticides
◉ A certification period last for how many years? Answer: 3 years
◉ One may earn up to what percentage in-house points in the
recertification program? Answer: 50%
◉ How many recertification points are required for category 7 in a 3
year period? Answer: 30 Points
◉ Which is not a step in an IPM program? Answer: Scheduled pesticide
applications
◉ Which is not an objective of a general inspection? Answer: Locate
pesticide drift
◉ A good inspection technique is to first identity areas within a structure
that offer a tropical environment (warmth, moist, dark, and humid).
Answer: True
◉ Which is not likely to be used as a pest travel route? Answer: Color
pattern in a rug
