Pesticide Applicator Core Exam — Practice Exam
PPE: practice questions
Our Pesticide Applicator Core bank has 22 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Which part of a pesticide formulation determines the type of chemical-resistant glove needed?
- The color of the product
- The surfactants
- The active ingredient
- The solvents
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D. The solvents — Check the label's glove category or chemical resistance chart.
Question 2
If there are no manufacturer or label instructions, when should respirator chemical cartridges be replaced?
- At the end of each season
- After one week
- Only when you can smell the pesticide
- At the end of each workday
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D. At the end of each workday — Also replace them if breathing becomes hard or you smell the pesticide.
Question 3
Which gloves should never be used for handling pesticides?
- Leather or cloth gloves, or gloves with fabric linings
- Barrier laminate gloves
- Neoprene or butyl gloves of the type listed on the label
- Nitrile rubber gloves
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A. Leather or cloth gloves, or gloves with fabric linings — They absorb pesticide and hold it against the skin.
Question 4
Which particulate filter should be used when the spray mix contains oil and the label allows any series?
- A paper dust mask
- A P-series filter
- No filter is needed
- An N-series filter
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B. A P-series filter — Oil degrades N-series filters.
Question 5
What does an N-series respirator particulate filter mean?
- It is oil-proof
- It is oil-resistant for up to 8 hours
- It protects against all gases
- It is not oil-resistant
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D. It is not oil-resistant — R-series: oil-resistant up to 8 hours; P-series: oil-proof.