Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards Core Exam Practice Questions

Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards

,Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards
Texas Pesticide Applicator General Standards Exam -
Questions 1-290
If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with
restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. -
CORRECT ANSWER False

QUESTION :To legally perform structural pest control, you must have
a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. - CORRECT
ANSWER True

QUESTION :Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for
pesticide applicator training, certification and licensing? - CORRECT
ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife Research

QUESTION :Which license must be obtained by a person who wants
to perform pest control as an employee of a privately owned
apartment building or hospital? - CORRECT ANSWER A
noncommercial license from the SPCS

QUESTION :To work for hire, using restricted or state-limited
pesticides on another person's land, you must have? - CORRECT
ANSWER A commercial license from the TDA

QUESTION :All licensed commercial and noncommercial applicators
must be certified in each application category in which the practice.
a. True
b. False - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :Which of the following is not among the TDA application
categories? - CORRECT ANSWER Wood preservation

QUESTION :Which of the following is not among the SPCS
application categories? - CORRECT ANSWER Seed treatment

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QUESTION :Which of the following state agencies is not involved in
pesticide regulation? - CORRECT ANSWER Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service

QUESTION :Under the Texas Pesticide Law, Pesticides used in this
state must be registered with the TDA, even if they are already
registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :_____ _______ is your responsibility to inform nearby
residents or adjacent landowners before you apply pesticides. -
CORRECT ANSWER Prior Notification

QUESTION :In addition to state government, even county
commissioners courts may set rules on the use of certain pesticides?
- CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :Even with a commercial applicator license, you must still
obtain a spray permit before using regulated herbicides. T/F -
CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :Specialty fertilizer in containers with capacities of 50
pounds or less that are labeled for ornamental and turf use are
exempt from classification as state-limited-use pesticides or
regulated herbicides.
T/F - CORRECT ANSWER True

QUESTION :The Texas Structural Pest Control Act requires you to
give public notice at least ______ hours before commencing indoor
pesticide treatments at a public building. - CORRECT ANSWER
48 Hours

QUESTION :Which agency enforces the Texas Solid Waste Disposal
Act? - CORRECT ANSWER Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality

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QUESTION :What is the full name and acronym of the federal agency
that regulates pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)

QUESTION :What is the full name and acronym of the law used to
manage pesticides? - CORRECT ANSWER Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

QUESTION :Which of the following below is not something the EPA
must do before a pesticide may be marketed in the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER Consult the Office of Pesticides Programs

QUESTION :What are two types of penalties defined by FIFRA for
applicators who violate the law? - CORRECT ANSWER Civil
penalties when the violation is unintentional & criminal penalties
when the law is knowingly

QUESTION :Does FIFRA provide for prison terms for violators of the
law? - CORRECT ANSWER Yes, up to 30 days for private
applicators and up to 1 year for commercial applicators

QUESTION :What are regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER
Interpretations of the law that have the force of law

QUESTION :What is meant by the term "reentry interval"? -
CORRECT ANSWER The time right after pesticide application
when unprotected workers may not enter the treated area

QUESTION :Warnings of pesticide application must be given in
writing to workers according to the EPA. - CORRECT ANSWER
False

QUESTION :What is EPA's pesticide registration decision based on? -
CORRECT ANSWER EPA evaluation of test data provided by the
manufacturer