TEXAS IRRIGATION TEST 2 EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED RESULTS
◉ Basic irrigation dates back:
a. hundreds of years
b. since Rain Bird was founded
c. thousands of years
d. seventy-five years.
Answer: c. thousands of years
◉ The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1933
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910.
Answer: a. 1933
◉ Landscape irrigation, as we know it, has been around since:
a. the 1930's
b. since the development of PVC pipe
,c. the beginning of time
d. the turn of the 20th century.
Answer: d. the turn of the 20th century
◉ The issue of top priority in irrigation today is:
a. how to sell more systems in our present economy
b. new technology in back flow protection
c. water conservation
d. city and state regulations on licensing.
Answer: c. water conservation
◉ The shortage of water is a result of:
a. water being a fixed resource
b. a decrease in the population
c. a decrease in water usage per person
d. larger sprinkler heads.
Answer: a. water being a fixed resource
◉ Possible solutions to the scarcity of water include:
a. allowing only rock and desert landscapes
b. watering only once a week
c. promoting Xeriscaping
,d. limiting irrigation systems to commercial properties only.
Answer: c. promoting Xeriscaping
◉ Which is not a possible solution for the scarcity of water?:
a. Xeriscaping
b. efficient landscape irrigation
c. construction of more dams
d. use of recycled water.
Answer: c. construction of more dams
◉ One of the seven basic landscaping principles of Xeriscaping is:
a. larger turf areas
b. only rock landscapes
c. soil removal
d. mulching.
Answer: d. mulching
◉ Efficient irrigation is geared more directly toward:
a. manufactures, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and proper
education
b. federal government
c. city government
, d. state government.
Answer: a. manufactures, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and
proper education
◉ Manufactures can impact water conservation by producing:
a. products at a lower cost
b. better low-volume irrigation products
c. sizing components properly
d. more efficient irrigation scheduling.
Answer: b. better low-volume irrigation products
◉ Which of the following is not a basic principle of Xeriscaping:
a. mulching
b. efficient irrigation
c. sizing components
d. proper maintenance.
Answer: c. sizing components
◉ Pressure compensating devices help save water because they:
a. keep the water pressure high enough for good coverage
b. compensate for the lack of a good decision
c. help eliminate misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION VERIFIED RESULTS
◉ Basic irrigation dates back:
a. hundreds of years
b. since Rain Bird was founded
c. thousands of years
d. seventy-five years.
Answer: c. thousands of years
◉ The impact sprinkler head was introduced by Rain Bird in:
a. 1933
b. 1985
c. 1890
d. 1910.
Answer: a. 1933
◉ Landscape irrigation, as we know it, has been around since:
a. the 1930's
b. since the development of PVC pipe
,c. the beginning of time
d. the turn of the 20th century.
Answer: d. the turn of the 20th century
◉ The issue of top priority in irrigation today is:
a. how to sell more systems in our present economy
b. new technology in back flow protection
c. water conservation
d. city and state regulations on licensing.
Answer: c. water conservation
◉ The shortage of water is a result of:
a. water being a fixed resource
b. a decrease in the population
c. a decrease in water usage per person
d. larger sprinkler heads.
Answer: a. water being a fixed resource
◉ Possible solutions to the scarcity of water include:
a. allowing only rock and desert landscapes
b. watering only once a week
c. promoting Xeriscaping
,d. limiting irrigation systems to commercial properties only.
Answer: c. promoting Xeriscaping
◉ Which is not a possible solution for the scarcity of water?:
a. Xeriscaping
b. efficient landscape irrigation
c. construction of more dams
d. use of recycled water.
Answer: c. construction of more dams
◉ One of the seven basic landscaping principles of Xeriscaping is:
a. larger turf areas
b. only rock landscapes
c. soil removal
d. mulching.
Answer: d. mulching
◉ Efficient irrigation is geared more directly toward:
a. manufactures, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and proper
education
b. federal government
c. city government
, d. state government.
Answer: a. manufactures, irrigation contractors, homeowners, and
proper education
◉ Manufactures can impact water conservation by producing:
a. products at a lower cost
b. better low-volume irrigation products
c. sizing components properly
d. more efficient irrigation scheduling.
Answer: b. better low-volume irrigation products
◉ Which of the following is not a basic principle of Xeriscaping:
a. mulching
b. efficient irrigation
c. sizing components
d. proper maintenance.
Answer: c. sizing components
◉ Pressure compensating devices help save water because they:
a. keep the water pressure high enough for good coverage
b. compensate for the lack of a good decision
c. help eliminate misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
