INDIANA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CORE EXAM
WITH 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A
2024-2025
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 (WPS) - C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
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 - A. State
restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
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 - A. 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of
water
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations
A. True
,B. False - A. True
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 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
Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies
B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - C. Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest - A. The goal
is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
, A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern - A. Planting weed- and
disease-free seed
Which statement is "true" about action thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population density
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population
density
Which would increase the likelihood pesticide resistance?
A. An insect has only one generation per year
B. Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
C. Limiting the number of pesticide applications
D. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - B. Continual use of the same
pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
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 (UADA)
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
WITH 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A
2024-2025
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 (WPS) - C. Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
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 - A. State
restrictions on pesticides can be more liberal than those of FIFRA
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 - A. 10 or more acres of land or 1 or more acres of
water
Both civil and criminal penalties can be assessed for FIFRA violations
A. True
,B. False - A. True
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 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
Which statement is "true" about regulatory pest control?
A. Pests that pose a serious public health threat are rarely regulated by federal and
state agencies
B. Pests that are to be eradicated are rarely under quarantine restrictions
C. Airports and ocean ports are monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
D. Entry of pests across state lines is not regulated - C. Airports and ocean ports are
monitored by pest quarantine regulatory agencies
Which statement is "true" about pest management strategies in IPM?
A. The goal is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
B. Eradication is never the goal of an IPM program
C. Pesticides are not included in an IPM strategy
D. Non-chemical methods usually provide only short-term control of a pest - A. The goal
is often to maintain pest damage at economically acceptable levels
Which would be considered a preventive pest management strategy?
, A. Planting weed- and disease-free seed
B. Releasing natural enemies to help reduce pest populations
C. Eliminating rodents from a commercial food establishment
D. Removing from an area a pest that is a public health concern - A. Planting weed- and
disease-free seed
Which statement is "true" about action thresholds?
A. The IPM technician needs to implement control measures below the action threshold
level
B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population density
C. Action thresholds are usually easy to establish
D. In an urban landscape, action thresholds are usually more related to economics than
aesthetics - B. The action threshold for a pest may be set a a zero pest population
density
Which would increase the likelihood pesticide resistance?
A. An insect has only one generation per year
B. Continual use of the same pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
C. Limiting the number of pesticide applications
D. Applying a pesticide that has little or no residual effect - B. Continual use of the same
pesticides or pesticides from the same chemical class
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 (UADA)
C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
