RHODE ISLAND PESTICIDE ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025 – COMPLETE PREP & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(ALREADY PASSED FORMAT)
Which of the following integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices
should be followed when deciding whether control is required?
Regularly monitor pest activities
For how long after an applicator's license has expired may he / she
continue to apply pesticides legally?
A valid license is required to apply pesticides
Formulations applied as liquids are always mixed with water
False
What is an endangered species?
A plant or animal on brink of extinction
Biomagnification is
An increase in pesticide concentrations in animals as you go up the
food chain
An applicator is planning to spray pesticide in an area with sensitive
areas. Generally, which of the following must the applicator use to
minimize drift?
Low-pressure nozzles producing large droplets
Going from highest risk of dermal exposure to lowest ( and assuming
the same concentration of AI in the product) which of the series
below is correct?
, Oil-based formulations, water-based formulations, dry formulations
If you have two pesticides, the First with an ld50 of 45 mg per kg and a
second with an lc50 of 4 mg per kg, the second pesticide is more toxic
True
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures?
Thickener
Work clothes worn to apply pesticides should be laundered with a
suitable detergent:
After each day's use
The routes of Entry statement, "extremely hazardous by skin contact-
rapidly absorbed through the skin" on a label would most likely carry
which signal word?
Danger-poison
What are the three C's?
Control, contain, clean up the spill
A pesticide dissolved in water is a
Solution
Which of the following would increase the likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about triple rinsing and pressure rinsing pesticide
containers is true?
Rinsate from triple rinsing or pressure rinsing may be stored for later
use
2025 – COMPLETE PREP & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
(ALREADY PASSED FORMAT)
Which of the following integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices
should be followed when deciding whether control is required?
Regularly monitor pest activities
For how long after an applicator's license has expired may he / she
continue to apply pesticides legally?
A valid license is required to apply pesticides
Formulations applied as liquids are always mixed with water
False
What is an endangered species?
A plant or animal on brink of extinction
Biomagnification is
An increase in pesticide concentrations in animals as you go up the
food chain
An applicator is planning to spray pesticide in an area with sensitive
areas. Generally, which of the following must the applicator use to
minimize drift?
Low-pressure nozzles producing large droplets
Going from highest risk of dermal exposure to lowest ( and assuming
the same concentration of AI in the product) which of the series
below is correct?
, Oil-based formulations, water-based formulations, dry formulations
If you have two pesticides, the First with an ld50 of 45 mg per kg and a
second with an lc50 of 4 mg per kg, the second pesticide is more toxic
True
Which type of adjuvant increases the viscosity of spray mixtures?
Thickener
Work clothes worn to apply pesticides should be laundered with a
suitable detergent:
After each day's use
The routes of Entry statement, "extremely hazardous by skin contact-
rapidly absorbed through the skin" on a label would most likely carry
which signal word?
Danger-poison
What are the three C's?
Control, contain, clean up the spill
A pesticide dissolved in water is a
Solution
Which of the following would increase the likelihood of pesticide
resistance?
Continual use of pesticides from the same chemical class
Which statement about triple rinsing and pressure rinsing pesticide
containers is true?
Rinsate from triple rinsing or pressure rinsing may be stored for later
use
