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Form 4 History Paper 2 Mock Exam Question Paper

Form 4 History Paper 2 Mock Exam

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2012

311/2 HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 2 MAY/JUNE, 2012 TIME: 2 1/2 HOURS
BURAMU II JOINT MOCK EXAMINATION KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 2 INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
- This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
- Answer ALL the questions in section A, three questions in section B and two questions in section C.

SECTION A (25 MARKS) Answer ALL questions in the answer sheets provided.
1. List two electronic sources of information on history and government. (2mks) 2. Name two farming tools invented by people of Mesopotamia that enabled them to improve their farming methods. (2mks)
3. Give two roles of western Sudanese in the organization of Trans-Saharan trade. (2mks)
4. Give two disadvantages of pipeline transport. (2mks)
5. State two reasons why coal was the main sources of energy during the industrial revolution. (2mks)
6. Give two early scientific inventions of the ancient Egyptians that influenced early scientific developments. (2mks)
7. Identify one effect of the growth of Merowe as an early urban centre. (1mk)
8. Give two reasons why it was compulsory for the Omanhenes in the Asante Kingdom to attend the annual Odwira festival. (2mks)
9. How did the missionary factor contributed to the scramble and partition of Africa. (2mks)
10. Identify two types of treaties signed during the scramble and partition of Africa. (2mks) 11. State two roles of the location heads (chefs de cantons) in the French colonial administration. (2mks)
12. Name one leading Pan-Africanists in West Africa. (1mk)
13. Identify one military pact formed by the opposing power blocs during the cold war. (1mk)
14. Identify one political antagonist who was involved in the Congo crisis of 1960. (1mk)
15. State system of government of U.S.A. (1mk)

SECTION B ( 30 MARKS) Answer any THREE questions from this section in the answer booklet provided. 1. (a) What factors undermine the scientific revolution in developing countries? (5mks)
(b) Explain the positive impact of scientific revolution on medicine. (10mks)
2. (a) Explain the factors that contributed to the development of early urban centres. (7mks)
(b) Discuss the problems facing Cairo as a modern urban centre. (8mks)
3. (a) Why was indirect rule applied in Nigeria? (3mks)
(b) Explain why the use of indirect rule in South Nigeria was unsuccessful. (12mks)
4. (a) Highlight the principles of African socialism as laid down in the Arusha declaration of 1967. (3mks)
(b) Explain six political challenges that Tanzania has encountered since independence. (12mks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS) Answer any TWO questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
1. (a) State three economic factors that contributed to the growth of the Ashante Kingdom in the pre-colonial period. (3mks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Asante Kingdom during the pre-colonial period. (12mks)
2. (a) Name three members of the triple-Entente in the period leading to world war two. (3mks)
(b) Describe six factors which contributed to the decline of cold war. (12mks)
3. (a) Give three functions of political parties in U.S.A. (3mks)
(b) Explain six advantages of the federal system of government in the U.S.A. (12mks)

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