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Kericho/Kipkelion Districts Mock-History Paper 1 Question Paper

Kericho/Kipkelion Districts Mock-History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST 2008
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.
KERICHO/KIPKELION DISTRICTS MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2008
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
TIME 2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
_ This paper consist of THREE sections; A, B and C.
_ Answer ALL questions in section A, THREE questions from section B and TWO questions
from section C.
_ Answers to all the questions must be written in the foolscaps /Answer sheets provided.

SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the foolscaps provided.
1. Identify one archaeologist who discovered the remains of Australopithecus around Lake Turkana.
(1mk)
2. Name any two highland Bantu communities who migrated into Kenya during the precolonial
period. (2mks)
3. State one main way in which the East Africa Coastal communities and the early visitor interacted.
(1mk)
4. Mention two roles played by Mekatilili Wa Menza in Agiriama resistance against the British rule.
(2mks)
5. List two groups which were responsible for the development of education in Kenya during the
colonial period. (2mks)
6. State two ways in which the world Wars contributed to political activism of Africans in Kenya.
(2mks)
7. Name the personality who led the Kenya African democratic Union delegation to the second
Lancaster House conference in 1962. (1mk)
8. List any two pillars of the Nyayo philosophy advocated by the former president Daniel Moi.
(2mks)
9. State two main political developments which happened in Kenya in 1990. (2mks)
10. State any one way in which the Kenyan citizenship may be lost. (1mk)
11. Give one way in which the Kenyan currency has promoted National unity. (1mk)
12. What was the title of the head of government as per the 1963 independence constitution in Kenya?
(1mk)
13. Give the main feature of the Kenyan constitution. (1mk)
14. State two ways in which the rights of a child have been safeguarded in Kenya. (2mks)
15. Identify two committees of the cabinet in Kenya. (2mks)
16. How is the central government linked to the local authorities in Kenya? (1mk)
17. What is the meaning of National budget? (1mk)
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SECTION B (45 marks)
Answer THREE questions from this section in the foolscaps provided.
18. (a) Identify any three ranks of the clan elders among the Akamba people. (3mks)
(b) Describe the social organization o f the Miji kenda people during the pre-colonial
period. (12mks)
19. (a) Outline five uses of Fort Jesus by the Portuguese. (5mks)
(b) Explain five reasons why Seyyid said relocated his capital to Zanzibar in 1840. (10mks)
20. (a) Give five problems experienced during the construction of the Uganda railway. (5mks)
(b) Explain the contributions of the Trade union movement in the struggle for
independence in Kenya. (10mks)
21. (a) Mention five principles of African socialism adopted as a national philosophy in Kenya.
(5mks)
(b) Explain the role of Oginga Odinga in the multi-party politics of Kenya in the 1990s.
(10mks)
SECTION C (30 marks)
Answer any two questions from this section in the foolscaps provided.
22. (a) Give any three political duties of a citizen of Kenya (3mks)
(b) Explain any six methods used to implement solution to a conflict. (12mks)
23. (a) Name any three election officials appointed by the electoral commission of Kenya to assist in
election. (3mks)
(b) Describe the functions of the armed forces in Kenya. (12mks)
24. (a) Identify any three types of Local authorities in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain the challenges facing local authorities in Kenya. (12mks)

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