NV Certified Pesticide Applicator General
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Who can purchase and use a general use pesticide?
Select one:
a. Only licensed applicators.
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
Correct Answer
d. Anyone.
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by anyone. You must still read and
follow all label instructions.)
Question 2
To properly change the application rate of your sprayer, you should:
Select one:
a. use non-selective herbicides.
b. vary the pressure and/or change your nozzle tip size.
c. spray when adjacent vegetation is mature.
d. spray during a temperature inversion.
e. apply pesticide to saturated soil.
Correct Answer
b. vary the pressure and/or change your nozzle tip size.
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,Question 3
Which of the following statements is NOT true about calibrating your pesticide
application equipment?
Select one:
a. If you calibrate your equipment properly, it will help you provide cost-effective pest
control.
b. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you can speed up the travel rate of the
equipment, saving time and money.
c. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you will be more likely to apply pesticides
at the label rates.
d. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you will apply pesticides at a rate that
ensures you are protecting humans and the environment.
e. If you calibrate your equipment properly, it will help you provide effective pest
control.
Correct Answer
b. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you can speed up the travel rate of the
equipment, saving time and money.
Question 4
Spiders, mites and scorpions are all classified as arachnids (not insects). Which
statement below best describes arachnids?
Select one:
a. They have two body parts, eight legs and no wings.
b. All have stings that are always deadly.
c. They have two legs and one body part.
d. They have three body parts, wings and antennae.
e. They have two sets of wings and six legs.
Correct Answer
a. They have two body parts, eight legs and no wings.
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,Question 5
Which statement is true about biological control methods?
Select one:
a. If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides.
b. Using several cutural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control.
c. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice
in biological control.
d. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
Correct Answer
c. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended
practice in biological control.
Question 6
If it takes 24 gallons to refill a sprayer that has run for 3 minutes, what is the rate of
application, in gallons per minute?
Select one:
a. 10 gallons per minute
b. 8 gallons per minute
c. 12 gallons per minute
d. 4 gallons per minute
e. 6 gallons per minute
Correct Answer
b. 8 gallons per minute
(24 gallons/3 minutes = 8 gallons per minute.)
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, Question 7
The best recommended control for moles is:
Select one:
a. reducing cover by mowing weeds and turf.
b. anticoagulant baits.
c. strychnine bait.
d. trapping.
e. putting small mesh fencing around sensitive areas.
Correct Answer
d. trapping.
(Trapping is the best method of control for moles. Their populations may also be
controlled or reduced by applying soil insecticides, which will reduce their food
supply.)
Question 8
Which of the following statements about perennial plants is NOT true?
Select one:
a. Perennial plants live more than two years.
b. Perennial plants can reproduce by seed and pieces of root.
c. Perennial plants may go through all four plant growth stages (seedling, vegetative,
seed production and maturity) in one year.
d. Perennial plants go through a seedling stage every year of their lives.
e. Perennial plants can reproduce by rhizomes, stolons or creeping roots.
Correct Answer
d. Perennial plants go through a seedling stage every year of their lives.
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Practice Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Who can purchase and use a general use pesticide?
Select one:
a. Only licensed applicators.
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
Correct Answer
d. Anyone.
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by anyone. You must still read and
follow all label instructions.)
Question 2
To properly change the application rate of your sprayer, you should:
Select one:
a. use non-selective herbicides.
b. vary the pressure and/or change your nozzle tip size.
c. spray when adjacent vegetation is mature.
d. spray during a temperature inversion.
e. apply pesticide to saturated soil.
Correct Answer
b. vary the pressure and/or change your nozzle tip size.
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,Question 3
Which of the following statements is NOT true about calibrating your pesticide
application equipment?
Select one:
a. If you calibrate your equipment properly, it will help you provide cost-effective pest
control.
b. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you can speed up the travel rate of the
equipment, saving time and money.
c. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you will be more likely to apply pesticides
at the label rates.
d. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you will apply pesticides at a rate that
ensures you are protecting humans and the environment.
e. If you calibrate your equipment properly, it will help you provide effective pest
control.
Correct Answer
b. If you calibrate your equipment properly, you can speed up the travel rate of the
equipment, saving time and money.
Question 4
Spiders, mites and scorpions are all classified as arachnids (not insects). Which
statement below best describes arachnids?
Select one:
a. They have two body parts, eight legs and no wings.
b. All have stings that are always deadly.
c. They have two legs and one body part.
d. They have three body parts, wings and antennae.
e. They have two sets of wings and six legs.
Correct Answer
a. They have two body parts, eight legs and no wings.
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,Question 5
Which statement is true about biological control methods?
Select one:
a. If pesticides are part of a biological control program to control an exotic pest, it is
better to apply them at the strongest label rate and to choose the more toxic
pesticides.
b. Using several cutural practices and a wide variety of pesticides works best in
biological control.
c. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended practice
in biological control.
d. Biological control involves the importation of exotic pests to control natural
enemies.
Correct Answer
c. Modifying the environment to enhance natural enemies is a recommended
practice in biological control.
Question 6
If it takes 24 gallons to refill a sprayer that has run for 3 minutes, what is the rate of
application, in gallons per minute?
Select one:
a. 10 gallons per minute
b. 8 gallons per minute
c. 12 gallons per minute
d. 4 gallons per minute
e. 6 gallons per minute
Correct Answer
b. 8 gallons per minute
(24 gallons/3 minutes = 8 gallons per minute.)
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, Question 7
The best recommended control for moles is:
Select one:
a. reducing cover by mowing weeds and turf.
b. anticoagulant baits.
c. strychnine bait.
d. trapping.
e. putting small mesh fencing around sensitive areas.
Correct Answer
d. trapping.
(Trapping is the best method of control for moles. Their populations may also be
controlled or reduced by applying soil insecticides, which will reduce their food
supply.)
Question 8
Which of the following statements about perennial plants is NOT true?
Select one:
a. Perennial plants live more than two years.
b. Perennial plants can reproduce by seed and pieces of root.
c. Perennial plants may go through all four plant growth stages (seedling, vegetative,
seed production and maturity) in one year.
d. Perennial plants go through a seedling stage every year of their lives.
e. Perennial plants can reproduce by rhizomes, stolons or creeping roots.
Correct Answer
d. Perennial plants go through a seedling stage every year of their lives.
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