Initial Pesticide Certification exam Questions ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
with accurate detailed solutions ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS - correct answer✔✔FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
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1) The ______ is the most important law regulating pesticides in the US.
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(a) KRS 217b Ky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1996
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(b) 1996 Farm Bill
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(c) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA)
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(d) Ky Department of Ag Regulation 1262 - correct answer✔✔C
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2) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide operator and applicator licenses are good for
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____ year(s). ||//\\||
(a) 1 ||//\\||
(b) 3 ||//\\||
(c) 5 ||//\\||
(d) 10 - correct answer✔✔A
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3) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicator certifications are good for ____
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year(s).
(a) 1 ||//\\||
(b) 3 ||//\\||
,(c) 5 ||//\\||
(d) 10 - correct answer✔✔B
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4) A pesticide is categorized as general use if it can harm humans or the environment even if
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it is used according to label directions.
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(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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5) A minimum score of ___ % is required on the test to become a commercial or non-
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commercial pesticide applicators. ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) 60 ||//\\||
(b) 70 ||//\\||
(c) 80 ||//\\||
(d) 100 - correct answer✔✔B
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6) According to state laws and regulations, anyone who is in the business of applying any
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pesticide to the lands of another is considered to be a pesticide dealer. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔A
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7) __________ applicators are people who apply pesticides to lands owned, occupied, or
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managed by a golf course, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
agency . ||//\\||
(a) Certified commercial
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,(b) Registered ||//\\||
(c) Non-commercial - correct answer✔✔C
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8) A non-commercial applicator also can use that certification and license to apply pesticides
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in a private business.
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(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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9) A certified commercial or non-commercial pesticide applicator can stay certified by earning
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______ continuing education units (CEUs) before their certification expires.
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(a) 12 general hours ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(b) 9 general and 3 category specific
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(c) 3 general and 9 category specific
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(d) none, you must take a test every 3 years - correct answer✔✔B
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10) According to Kentucky pesticide laws and regulations, commercial and non-commercial
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applicators must keep records of both general and restricted use pesticide applications. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔A
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11) A certified pesticide operator or applicator who fails to renew his/her license before
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___________ must take a new examination. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) January 1 ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, (b) March 1
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(c) April 15
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(d) June 1 - correct answer✔✔D
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12) Pesticide certification is optional for non-commercial applicators.
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(a) True
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(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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13) Pesticide applications must be recorded within _______ from the date of treatment.
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(a) 7 days
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(b) 14 days
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(c) 30 days
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(d) 1 year - correct answer✔✔B
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14) Pesticide application records must be kept for _________ after application
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(a) 14 days
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(b) 30 days
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(c) 3 years
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(d) indefinitely - correct answer✔✔C
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15) Commercial applicators must give customers a copy of pesticide application information
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within _______ of treatment. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
with accurate detailed solutions ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS - correct answer✔✔FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
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1) The ______ is the most important law regulating pesticides in the US.
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(a) KRS 217b Ky Fertilizer and Pesticides Storage, Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1996
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(b) 1996 Farm Bill
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(c) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide act (FIFRA)
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(d) Ky Department of Ag Regulation 1262 - correct answer✔✔C
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2) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide operator and applicator licenses are good for
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____ year(s). ||//\\||
(a) 1 ||//\\||
(b) 3 ||//\\||
(c) 5 ||//\\||
(d) 10 - correct answer✔✔A
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3) Commercial and non-commercial pesticide applicator certifications are good for ____
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year(s).
(a) 1 ||//\\||
(b) 3 ||//\\||
,(c) 5 ||//\\||
(d) 10 - correct answer✔✔B
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4) A pesticide is categorized as general use if it can harm humans or the environment even if
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it is used according to label directions.
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(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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5) A minimum score of ___ % is required on the test to become a commercial or non-
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commercial pesticide applicators. ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) 60 ||//\\||
(b) 70 ||//\\||
(c) 80 ||//\\||
(d) 100 - correct answer✔✔B
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6) According to state laws and regulations, anyone who is in the business of applying any
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pesticide to the lands of another is considered to be a pesticide dealer. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔A
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7) __________ applicators are people who apply pesticides to lands owned, occupied, or
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managed by a golf course, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
agency . ||//\\||
(a) Certified commercial
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,(b) Registered ||//\\||
(c) Non-commercial - correct answer✔✔C
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8) A non-commercial applicator also can use that certification and license to apply pesticides
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in a private business.
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(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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9) A certified commercial or non-commercial pesticide applicator can stay certified by earning
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______ continuing education units (CEUs) before their certification expires.
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(a) 12 general hours ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(b) 9 general and 3 category specific
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(c) 3 general and 9 category specific
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(d) none, you must take a test every 3 years - correct answer✔✔B
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10) According to Kentucky pesticide laws and regulations, commercial and non-commercial
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applicators must keep records of both general and restricted use pesticide applications. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) True ||//\\||
(b) False - correct answer✔✔A
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11) A certified pesticide operator or applicator who fails to renew his/her license before
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___________ must take a new examination. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(a) January 1 ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, (b) March 1
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(c) April 15
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(d) June 1 - correct answer✔✔D
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12) Pesticide certification is optional for non-commercial applicators.
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(a) True
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(b) False - correct answer✔✔B
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13) Pesticide applications must be recorded within _______ from the date of treatment.
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(a) 7 days
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(b) 14 days
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(c) 30 days
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(d) 1 year - correct answer✔✔B
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14) Pesticide application records must be kept for _________ after application
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(a) 14 days
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(b) 30 days
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(c) 3 years
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(d) indefinitely - correct answer✔✔C
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15) Commercial applicators must give customers a copy of pesticide application information
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within _______ of treatment. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
