TEXAS IRRIGATION STUDY EXAM Q&A 2026
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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
d. allow for fewer heads, thus less water used. Answer: c. help
eliminate misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
◉ For irrigation contractors, water conservation starts with:
a. the proper back flow device
b. a great design
c. a good maintenance contract
d. the city irrigation regulations. Answer: b. a great design
STUDY GUIDE WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ 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
d. allow for fewer heads, thus less water used. Answer: c. help
eliminate misting or fogging at the sprinkler heads
◉ For irrigation contractors, water conservation starts with:
a. the proper back flow device
b. a great design
c. a good maintenance contract
d. the city irrigation regulations. Answer: b. a great design
