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Homabay-Suba Districts Mock-History Paper 1 Question Paper

Homabay-Suba Districts Mock-History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
July / August 2008
2 ½ Hours
HOMABAY – SUBA DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION - 2008
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
July / August 2008
2 ½ Hours
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.
Answers to all the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 4 printed pages
Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the printed pages are printed as indicated and
no questions are missing.
SECTION A – ( 25 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions in this section
1. State two ways in which the Abagusii and the Luo interacted during the pre-colonial period.
(2mks)
2. Name one community that is a remnant of the Southern cushites in Kenya. (1mk)
3. What was the base of the political organization among the Maasai during the pre-colonial
period. (1mk)
4. Give two documentary evidences to show that there was contact between the Kenyan Coast
and the outside world by 15th century. (2mks)
5. Identify one way in which the monsoon winds led to the development of trade between the
Kenyan coast and the outside world. (1mk)
6. State two benefits which the British got by collaborating with the Wanga. (2mks)
7. State two ways through which education in Kenya promotes national unity. (2mks)
8. Identify two reasons why Africans moved to urban centres during the colonial period in
Kenya. (2mks)
9. Give the main significance of the Devonshire white paper of 1923 to Africans. (1mk)
10. State two economic challenges experienced by Kenya during the reign of president Daniel
Arap Moi. (2mks)
11. Name one Kenyan woman who attended the first Lancaster House Conference in 1960.
(1mk)
12. Identify the main cause of political disputes experienced in Kenya recently. (1mk)
13. Name the political party formed by Jaramogi Oginga Odinga in 1966. (1mk)
14. State two special courts in Kenya’s judicial system. (2mks)
15. Give the main function of the Electoral Commission of Kenya. (1mk)
16. Mention one non-military function of the Kenya Army. (1mk)
17. State two sources of revenue for the local authorities in Kenya. (2mks)
SECTION B – ( 45 MINUTES)
Answer any THREE questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
18. a) Give five reasons which led to the migration of the cushites from their original homeland
into Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (5mks)
b) Describe the political organization of the Agikuyu during the pre-colonial period.
(10mks)
19. a) Outline the stages in the Portuguese conquest of the coastal towns up to 1510. (3mks)
b) Explain six factors that led to the decline of the Portuguese rule on the Kenyan Coast.
(12mks)
20. a) Identify any three communities in Kenya that had mixed reaction to the colonial powers.
(3mks)
b) Explain six reasons that led the Nandi to resist the British for along period. (12mks)
21. a) State five external factors that facilitated the achievement of independence in Kenya between 1945 – 1963. (5mks)
SECTION C – ( 30 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions from this section.
22. a) Identify five factors that might hinder the enjoyment of fundamental human rights of an individual. (5mks)
b) Explain five ways in which National integration is important to our country. (10mks)
23. a) Give three constitutional powers of the president in Kenya today. (3mks)
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b) Discuss the challenges faced by the judiciary in the administration of justice in Kenya.
(12mks)
24. a) State three reasons why the government of Kenya prepares an annual National Budget.
(3mks)
b) What measures does the Kenyan government take to ensure that public funds are properly
used. (12mks)
END

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