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Trans Nzoia District History And Government Paper 1 Question Paper

Trans Nzoia District History And Government Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2007

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311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST
Time: 2 ½ hours
TRANS-NZOIA DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION-2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST
Time: 2 ½ hours
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper has THREE sections A,B and C.
2. Answer ALL the questions in section A, THREE questions from section B and two questions from
section C.
3. Answer all the questions on the answer sheets provided.2
This paper consists of 4 printed pages.
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated
and no questions are missing
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION ON THE ANSWER
SHEET PROVIDED.
1. State two ways in which the Nandi and the Abaluyia communities interacted during the precolonial
period. ( 2mks)
2. Give two qualifications for membership into the Maasai council of elders. ( 2mks)
3. State two main reasons why the Omani rulers were interested in establishing their control over
the Kenyan coast. ( 2mks)
4. Give the main reasons why the British were able to conquer Kenya during the 19th century.
( 1mk)
5. State two reasons why the Luo of Ugenya resisted the British. ( 2mks)
6. State two ways through which the construction of the Uganda Railway contributed to the
development of settler farming in Kenya. ( 2mks)
7. Identify two recommendations of the Philips – strokes commission of 1924. ( 2mks)
8. State two main roles that Thomas J. Mboya played in the Kenya African union. ( 2mks)
9. Give the main reasons why African nationalists in Kenya formed the Kenyan Democratic
union (KADU) in 1960. (1mk)
10. State one way in which the Kenyan constitution promotes national unity. ( 1mk)
11. State two special courts in Kenya. ( 2mks)
12. Give two occasions when the president attends the national assembly. ( 2mks)
13. State the main constitutional challenge which Kenyans experienced in 2005 ( 1mk)
14. Name the local government authority which is charged with the administration of rural areas in
Kenya. ( 1mk)
15. Identify the main reasons why suspected criminals are tried in a court of law. ( 1mk)
16. State the main function of the Kenya Air force. ( 1mk)3
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION IN THE ANSWER SHEET
PROVIDED.
17. a) Give five reasons why the Bantu migrated from Shungwaya area. ( 5mks)
b) Explain the consequences of the migration and settlement of the Cushities into Kenya.
( 10mks)
18. a) Name five Portuguese Generals who participated in the conquest of the East coast of Africa
by 1515. ( 5mks)
b) Identify five factors that favoured the development of plantation Agriculture in Zanzibar
and along the East African coast. ( 10mks)
19. a) Give three reasons why the colonial government promoted settler agriculture in Kenya .
( 3mks)
b) Explain six ways through which the colonial government promoted settler agriculture in
Kenya. ( 12 mks)
20. a) State five common characteristics of political parties which where formed in Kenya After
1945. ( 5mks)
b) Explain the political developments which hastened the achievement of independence in
Kenya between 1945 and 1963. (10mks)4
SECTION C ( 30 MARKS )
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION.
21. a) State three causes of conflicts in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Explain six peaceful methods of conflict resolution in Kenya. ( 12mks)
22. a) Explain the role of the electoral commission of Kenya. ( 7mks)
b) Describe the factors that are likely to interfere with free and fair elections in Kenya.
( 8mks)
23. a) Describe three ways in which the judiciary ensure fairness in the administration of justice in
Kenya. ( 3mks)
b) Explain six factors that may undermine the administration of justice in Kenya. ( 12mks)

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