NV Certified Pesticide Applicator General
PRACTICE Exam questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Identifying a pest and researching its life cycle will help you plan pesticide applications and other control
measures that are most appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False
- correct answer True
There are nine required parts to a 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
- correct answer b. Safety Data Sheet
When a plant has "abnormal 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.
- correct answer c. suffering from a plant disease.
Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
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
- correct answer a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.)
Contact herbicides kill the plant only where the herbicide chemicals touch the plant.
Select one:
True
False
- correct answer True
Your label states that you must mix 1/2 gallon of formulation in 50 gallons of water. Your tank holds 250
gallons. How many quarts should you add to a full tank of water to arrive at the proper concentration?
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
,c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
- correct answer a. 10 quarts
(1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of water
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts)
Herbicides that kill all plant life are called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides.
- correct answer b. nonselective herbicides.
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.)
An insect life cycle which includes 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
- correct answer a. Simple or incomplete
The best recommended control for jackrabbits is:
Select one:
a. strychnine.
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation.
- correct answer d. exclusion.
(This method works the best, by limiting the access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping and
vegetable gardens.)
Leaf surface wax and cuticle are present on every leaf and are barriers to herbicide absorption. Which of
the following is also a barrier to herbicide uptake?
Select one:
PRACTICE Exam questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
Identifying a pest and researching its life cycle will help you plan pesticide applications and other control
measures that are most appropriate to the pest.
Select one:
True
False
- correct answer True
There are nine required parts to a 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
- correct answer b. Safety Data Sheet
When a plant has "abnormal 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.
- correct answer c. suffering from a plant disease.
Which work sites are all covered by the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?
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
- correct answer a. Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses
(These are the work sites covered by the Worker Protection Standard.)
Contact herbicides kill the plant only where the herbicide chemicals touch the plant.
Select one:
True
False
- correct answer True
Your label states that you must mix 1/2 gallon of formulation in 50 gallons of water. Your tank holds 250
gallons. How many quarts should you add to a full tank of water to arrive at the proper concentration?
Select one:
a. 10 quarts
b. 5 quarts
,c. 2.5 quarts
d. 125 quarts
- correct answer a. 10 quarts
(1/2 gallon of pesticide for each 50 gallons of water
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts
250 gallons divided by 50 gallons = 5
2 quarts X 5 = 10 quarts)
Herbicides that kill all plant life are called:
Select one:
a. custom herbicides.
b. nonselective herbicides.
c. biological herbicides.
d. selective herbicides.
e. complete herbicides.
- correct answer b. nonselective herbicides.
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.)
An insect life cycle which includes 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
- correct answer a. Simple or incomplete
The best recommended control for jackrabbits is:
Select one:
a. strychnine.
b. live trapping.
c. repellents.
d. exclusion.
e. fumigation.
- correct answer d. exclusion.
(This method works the best, by limiting the access to crops, pasture or forage, landscaping and
vegetable gardens.)
Leaf surface wax and cuticle are present on every leaf and are barriers to herbicide absorption. Which of
the following is also a barrier to herbicide uptake?
Select one:
