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Bomet District Mock-History Paper 1 Question Paper

Bomet District Mock-History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

NAME:......................................................................................INDEX NUMBER..........................
SCHOOL.........................................................................................................................................
CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE......................................
DATE:...........................................................................
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST 2008
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.
BOMET DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2008
311 / 1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
_ This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C.
_ Answer ALL the questions in section A, THREE questions from section B and TWO questions
from section C.
This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and no
questions are missing.
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions from this section.
1. State two functions of the Laibon among the Maasai during the pre-colonial
period in Kenya. (2mks)
2. State two cultural practices that the Agikuyu borrowed from the Gumba during
the pre-colonial period. (2mks)
3. Identify one factor that facilitated contact between Kenya coast and the outside
world before 17th century. (1mk)
4. Why did the Portuguese build fort Jesus. (1mk)
5. Give two contribution of Johannes Krapf in the spread of Christianity. (2mks)
6. Give one reason why Africans who lived in urban areas formed social welfare
organization during the colonial period. (1mk)
7. What was the main argument behind the introduction of destocking policy in some
parts of the country by the colonial government? (1mk)
8. State one main reason for the formation of early political organization. (1mk)
9. State two recommendations of the Lennox Boyd constitutional reforms of 1958. (2mks)
10. Give two characteristic of Kenyan constitution. (2mk)
11. Give two factors that can interfere with free and fair elections. (2mks)
12. State two ways in which the Kenya parliament exercises its supremacy. (2mks)
13. State two functions of the prison department in Kenya. (2mks)
14. State one source of revenue for local government in Kenya. (1mk)
15. Name any one national philosophy in Kenya. (1mk)
16. Name one officer of the provincial administration who is appointed by the
17. public service commission. (1mk)
18. Who is the chief executive in Kenya? (1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions from this section.
19. (a) Describe the social organization of the mijikenda during the pre-colonial period.
(8mks)
(b) What were the results of the migration and settlement of the eastern Bantu
into Kenya
(7mks)
20. (a) State five ways in which Seyyid said promoted international trade. (5mks)
(b) Explain five impact of the Omani rule along East African coast. (10mks)
21. (a) What methods were used by the British to establish colonial rule in Kenya. (4mks)
(b) Outline three factors that aided the Nandi in their resistance. (3mks)
(c) Explain four factors that led to the defeat of the Nandi after resisting the
British for along time. (8mks)
22. (a) Outline five oppressive policies introduced by the British colonial government in
Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that hastened decolonization process in Kenya after 1945. (10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions from this section.
23. (a) Explain five ways through which one can be deprived of Kenyan citizenship. (10mks)
(b) What are the elements of good citizenship? (5mks)
24. (a) Explain five functions of the cabinet in Kenya (10mks)
(b) What challenges undermine the activities of the provincial administration? (5mks)
25. (a) State five ways in which the central government and local authorities are related
in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five problems facing local authorities in Kenya today. (10mks)

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