NV Certified Pesticide Applicator General
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
2026/2027 | Complete Certification Study Guide
| A+ Grade
Terms in this set (101)
Identifying a pest and researching True
its life cycle will help you plan
pesticide applications and other
control measures that are most
appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False
There are nine required parts to a b. Safety Data Sheet
pesticide label. Which of the
following is NOT one of the nine
required parts?
Select one:
a. Use classification
b. Safety Data Sheet
c. Name and address of the
manufacturer
d. Precautionary statement
e. Ingredient statement
,When a plant has "abnormal c. suffering from a plant disease.
physiology" it may be an indication
that the plant is:
Select one:
a. preparing to set seed.
b. an annual or perennial.
c. suffering from a plant disease.
d. done flowering for the year.
e. suffering from a plant disease.
Which work sites are all covered by a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
the Worker Protection Standard
(WPS)? (These are the work sites covered by the Worker
Protection Standard.)
Select one:
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and
greenhouses
b. Roadsides, rangelands and
pastures
c. Ditch banks and ornamental
ponds
d. Parks, hotels and greenhouses
e. Parks and golf courses
,Contact herbicides kill the plant True
only where the herbicide chemicals
touch the plant.
Select one:
True
False
Your label states that you must mix a. 10 quarts
1/2 gallon of formulation in 50
gallons of water. Your tank holds (1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of
250 gallons. How many quarts water
should you add to a full tank of 1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
water to arrive at the proper 250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
concentration? 2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts)
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
Herbicides that kill all plant life are b. nonselective herbicides.
called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides.
, Who can purchase and use a d. Anyone.
general use pesticide?
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by
Select one: anyone. You must still read and follow all label
a. Only licensed applicators. instructions.)
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the
direct supervision of a certified
applicator.
An insect life cycle which includes a. Simple or incomplete
only these stages...egg--nymph--
adult...is termed what type of
metamorphosis?
Select one:
a. Simple or incomplete
b. Flowing or thorough
c. Abbreviated or short
d. Insufficient
e. Complete
The best recommended control for d. exclusion.
jackrabbits is:
(This method works the best, by limiting the
Select one: access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping
a. strychnine. and vegetable gardens.)
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation.
Practice Exam Questions and Answers
2026/2027 | Complete Certification Study Guide
| A+ Grade
Terms in this set (101)
Identifying a pest and researching True
its life cycle will help you plan
pesticide applications and other
control measures that are most
appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False
There are nine required parts to a b. Safety Data Sheet
pesticide label. Which of the
following is NOT one of the nine
required parts?
Select one:
a. Use classification
b. Safety Data Sheet
c. Name and address of the
manufacturer
d. Precautionary statement
e. Ingredient statement
,When a plant has "abnormal c. suffering from a plant disease.
physiology" it may be an indication
that the plant is:
Select one:
a. preparing to set seed.
b. an annual or perennial.
c. suffering from a plant disease.
d. done flowering for the year.
e. suffering from a plant disease.
Which work sites are all covered by a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
the Worker Protection Standard
(WPS)? (These are the work sites covered by the Worker
Protection Standard.)
Select one:
a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and
greenhouses
b. Roadsides, rangelands and
pastures
c. Ditch banks and ornamental
ponds
d. Parks, hotels and greenhouses
e. Parks and golf courses
,Contact herbicides kill the plant True
only where the herbicide chemicals
touch the plant.
Select one:
True
False
Your label states that you must mix a. 10 quarts
1/2 gallon of formulation in 50
gallons of water. Your tank holds (1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of
250 gallons. How many quarts water
should you add to a full tank of 1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
water to arrive at the proper 250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
concentration? 2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts)
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
Herbicides that kill all plant life are b. nonselective herbicides.
called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides.
, Who can purchase and use a d. Anyone.
general use pesticide?
(These pesticides may be purchased and used by
Select one: anyone. You must still read and follow all label
a. Only licensed applicators. instructions.)
b. Only general-use permit holders.
c. Only certified applicators.
d. Anyone.
e. Only an individual under the
direct supervision of a certified
applicator.
An insect life cycle which includes a. Simple or incomplete
only these stages...egg--nymph--
adult...is termed what type of
metamorphosis?
Select one:
a. Simple or incomplete
b. Flowing or thorough
c. Abbreviated or short
d. Insufficient
e. Complete
The best recommended control for d. exclusion.
jackrabbits is:
(This method works the best, by limiting the
Select one: access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping
a. strychnine. and vegetable gardens.)
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation.
