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History And Government Form 4 Term 1 Question Paper

History And Government Form 4 Term 1 

Course:History And Government

Institution: Form 4 question papers

Exam Year:2011



1. Give two unwritten sources of information on History and government (2 marks)
2. What was the main reason for the migration of Eastern Bantu from Shungwanya during the pre-colonial period? (1 mark)
3. Give two reasons why Kenyan communities fought against each other during the pre-colonial period. (2 marks)
4. Identify two main items of trade from the interior of Kenya during the long distance trade. (2 marks) 5. Identify two contributions made by the early Christians missionaries in the field of education in Kenya ( 2 marks)
6. Give the meaning of the term national intergration (1 mark)
7. What constitutional amendment made kenya a multi party state? (1 mark)
8. Name the document which contains the bill of rights in Kenya. (1 mark)
9. Identify two economic benefits of the Kenya Uganda railway during the colonial period (2 marks)
10. Give two ways through which the white settlers acquired land in Kenya during the colonial period. (2 marks)
11. State two problems faced by trade union movement during the colonial period in Kenya. (2 marks)
12. State one change introduced by the lyttelton constitution of 1954 that benefited the Africans in the struggle for independence. (1 mark)
13. What was the main contribution of Thomas Joseph Mboya to the history of Kenya? (1 mark)
14. State the main function of parliament in Kenya (1 mark)
15. Give one member of AEMO and its inception in 1957. (1 mark) 16. Name the education commission that recommended the introduction of the 8:4:4 system of education in Kenya. (1 mark)
17. Give two external sources of Government revenue in Kenya. (2 marks)

SECTION B Answer any three questions from this section
18 (a). State five economic activities of the Borana during the pre-colonial period. (5 marks)
(b) Descrive the social organisation of Maasai during the pre colonial period (10 marks)
19. (a) State three reasons for the coming of the Portuguese to the Kenyan Coast in the 15th Century. (3 marks) (b) Explain six effects of the Portuguese rule on the East African Coast. (12 marks)
20. (a) Identify three methods used by the British used by the British to establish their rule in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six results of the Nandi resistance against British occupation. (12 marks)
21. (a) State five demands made by the East African Association (EAA) to the British Colonial Government in Kenya. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five factors that promoted the rise of African nationalism in Kenya after 1945.(10 marks)






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