Nebraska Pesticide Applicator
Certification Exam All Combined
Review Questions With Revised
Correct Answers
1) Which federal agency is responsible for registering or
licensing pesticide products for use in the United States?
a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
d) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- ANSWER a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2) Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide
tolerances for food and feed products?
a) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ACT (FIFRA)
b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
d) Worker Protection Standard (WSP)
- ANSWER b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
3) Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new
safety standards?
a) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ACT (FIFRA)
,b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
d) Worker Protection Standard (WSP)
- ANSWER c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
4) Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than
those of FIFRA
b) Approved pesticide labels have the force of law
c) The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from
the market
d) FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide
products
- ANSWER a) State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA
5) Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA
can be used when conducting experimental field tests on new
pesticides or new uses of pesticides on:
a) 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water
b) 5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water
c) 7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water
d) Less than 1 acre of land or water
- ANSWER a) 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of
water
6) Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA
violations.
,a) True
b) False
- ANSWER a) True
7) Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is
true?
a) For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate
exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures
b) The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with
established residue tolerances on food
c) The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to
account for the exposure risks to infants and children
d) Testing of pesticides for endocrine-disruption potential is
required under the FQPA
d) Testing of pesticides for endocrine-disruption potential is
required under the FQPA
8) Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program,
what must be on pesticide products that might adversely affect
an endangered species
a) A label statement advising applicators to consults a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any special
precautionary measures when using the product
b) A label statement advising them to consult a local
conservation officer for a permit to apply the pesticide
c) A label statement prohibiting them from applying pesticides
in all areas where endangered species might be harmed
, d) A label statement that lists the endangered species that
might be harmed by the pesticide and how to prevent it
a) A label statement advising applicators to consults a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any special
precautionary measures when using the product
9) What is needed to apply a pesticide legally when a pest
problem arises for which a food or feed commodity is not on
the registered pesticide label or a tolerance has not yet been
established?
a) An emergency exemption
b) Use a restricted-use pesticide
c) A minimum-risk pesticide classification
d) An emergency registration
a) An emergency exemption
10) Which of the following sections under FIFRA exempts from
registration pesticides considered to pose minimum risk?
a) Section 3
b) Section 18
c) Section 24(c)
d) Section 25 (b)
d) Section 25 (b)
11) The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as
chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-trichloro2-pyridinyl)
phosphorothioate. What does the term "Chlorpyrifos"
represent?
Certification Exam All Combined
Review Questions With Revised
Correct Answers
1) Which federal agency is responsible for registering or
licensing pesticide products for use in the United States?
a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
c) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
d) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- ANSWER a) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2) Which federal law governs the establishment of pesticide
tolerances for food and feed products?
a) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ACT (FIFRA)
b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
d) Worker Protection Standard (WSP)
- ANSWER b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
3) Which federal law requires that all pesticides meet new
safety standards?
a) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ACT (FIFRA)
,b) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
d) Worker Protection Standard (WSP)
- ANSWER c) Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
4) Which statement about FIFRA is false?
a) State restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than
those of FIFRA
b) Approved pesticide labels have the force of law
c) The EPA has the authority to remove pesticide products from
the market
d) FIFRA regulates the registration and licensing of pesticide
products
- ANSWER a) State restrictions on pesticides can be more
liberal than those of FIFRA
5) Experimental use permits required under Section 5 of FIFRA
can be used when conducting experimental field tests on new
pesticides or new uses of pesticides on:
a) 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water
b) 5 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of water
c) 7 or more acres of land or 2 or more acres of water
d) Less than 1 acre of land or water
- ANSWER a) 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of
water
6) Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA
violations.
,a) True
b) False
- ANSWER a) True
7) Which statement about the requirements of the FQPA is
true?
a) For setting new standards, the FQPA considers aggregate
exposures to pesticides but not cumulative exposures
b) The FQPA does not require review of older pesticides with
established residue tolerances on food
c) The FQPA does not consider additional safety standards to
account for the exposure risks to infants and children
d) Testing of pesticides for endocrine-disruption potential is
required under the FQPA
d) Testing of pesticides for endocrine-disruption potential is
required under the FQPA
8) Under the federal Endangered Species Protection Program,
what must be on pesticide products that might adversely affect
an endangered species
a) A label statement advising applicators to consults a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any special
precautionary measures when using the product
b) A label statement advising them to consult a local
conservation officer for a permit to apply the pesticide
c) A label statement prohibiting them from applying pesticides
in all areas where endangered species might be harmed
, d) A label statement that lists the endangered species that
might be harmed by the pesticide and how to prevent it
a) A label statement advising applicators to consults a county
bulletin to determine if they must take any special
precautionary measures when using the product
9) What is needed to apply a pesticide legally when a pest
problem arises for which a food or feed commodity is not on
the registered pesticide label or a tolerance has not yet been
established?
a) An emergency exemption
b) Use a restricted-use pesticide
c) A minimum-risk pesticide classification
d) An emergency registration
a) An emergency exemption
10) Which of the following sections under FIFRA exempts from
registration pesticides considered to pose minimum risk?
a) Section 3
b) Section 18
c) Section 24(c)
d) Section 25 (b)
d) Section 25 (b)
11) The active ingredient in Lorsban 75WG is listed as
chlorpyrifos: 0,0-diethyl 0-(3,5,6-trichloro2-pyridinyl)
phosphorothioate. What does the term "Chlorpyrifos"
represent?
