This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Pesticide Safety > Residues > Pesticide Residues – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Pesticide Residues Quiz 1 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... level is the highest level of pesticide residue that is legally tolerated in or on food. A) Intolerant residue. B) Minimum residue. C) Tolerant residue. D) Maximum residue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maximum residue. 2. Which federal regulation requires employee training in the use of pesticide? A) Worker Protection Standard. B) Pesticide Container and Containment Regulation. C) Food Quality Protection Act. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worker Protection Standard. 3. What is the purpose of the pesticide registration and reregistration process? A) To control the flow of new pesticide products entering the marketplace. B) To provide evidence that the pesticides will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. C) To make sure the amount of pesticide residue remaining on food and feed crops is zero. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide evidence that the pesticides will not cause unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. 4. Which statement about federal pesticides regulation is true? A) To ensure future compliance, civil penalties are typically assigned against first-time violators. B) Like pesticides, devices used to control pests must also be registered with EPA. C) Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Approved pesticide labels have the force of law. 5. This is the disease caused by pesticide residue. A) Arthritis. B) Parkinson's disease. C) Obesity. D) Sickle cell anaemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parkinson's disease. 6. Derivatives of ..... pesticides exhibit bioaccumulation. A) Chlorinated. B) Aerated. C) Halons. D) Halogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorinated. 7. Pesticides and fruits remain in food grains, vegetables and fruits after they are applied to crops are known as ..... A) Pesticide residue. B) Weedicide. C) Biomagnification. D) Biological amplification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesticide residue. 8. Describe public reactions to Carson's "Silent Spring". A) More people became concerned with ecology and environmental awareness. B) The U.S. government responded by banning DDT in 1972. C) Chemical manufacturers were furious and ran ads telling Americans to ignore the book. D) ALL of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of these answers. 9. ..... can be done to reduce the impact of pesticide residue.i) implementing pesticide related laws.ii)usage of compost can be reduced.iii) promoting organic farmingiv) using antibiotics A) All of the above. B) I and ii. C) I, ii and iv. D) I and iii. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I and iii. 10. Which of the following criteria is used by EPA in establishing pesticide tolerances? A) Research data completely independent of the pesticide manufacturer's. B) The anticipated volume of product to be sold in any given year. C) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The toxicity of the pesticide and its breakdown products. 11. Pesticides are chemicals that are used to protect crops from ..... A) Insects. B) Rodents. C) Weeds. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Representative sample of residents were telephoned and asked how much they exercise each week and whether they currently have (have ever been diagnosed with) heart disease. A) Cross-sectional. B) Case-control. C) Not an analytical or epidemiologic study. D) Cohort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross-sectional. 13. Persons diagnosed with new-onset Lyme disease were asked how often they walk through woods, use insect repellant, wear short sleeves and pants, etc. Twice as many patients without Lyme disease from the same physician's practice were asked the same question s, and the responses in the two groups were compared. A) Cross-sectional. B) Cohort. C) Not an analytical or epidemiologic study. D) Case-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Case-control. 14. Under federal law, which of the following actions is unlawful and subject to civil or criminal pesticides? A) Allowing a person under the direct supervision of a certified applicator to apply RUPs. B) Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling. C) Keeping inadequate records of employees who received training on the proper use of pesticides. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detaching, altering, defacing, or destroying any part of a container or labeling. 15. Under federal law, which statement about trained and certified applicators is true? A) They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides. B) They must receive supplemental training before mixing RUPs. C) They are exempt from obtaining country bulletins for the protection of endangered species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They may apply and/or supervise the application of restricted-use pesticides. 16. Which statement about FIFRA is false? A) It provides the overall framework for the federal pesticides regulatory program. B) It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticides use laws more stringent than federal regulations. C) It allows applicators to deviate from the pesticide label under specific use situation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It prevents states, tribes, and territories from creating pesticides use laws more stringent than federal regulations. 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