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Kirima District Mock-History Paper 1 Question Paper

Kirima District Mock-History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2009

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2009
2 ½ Hours
KIRIMA JOINT EVALUATION TEST - 2009
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2009
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 answer sheets provided.
This paper consists of 2 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)
1. Identify one main source of History and Government of the Kenyan communities during the precolonial
period. (1 mark)
2. State two economic activities which the Maasai acquired as a result of the interaction with the Agikuyu during their settlement in Kenya. (2 marks)
3. Give two factors which promote national unity in Kenya. (2 marks)
4. Identify two functions of the Native Local Council (NLC) during the colonial period. (2 marks)
5. What was the base of the political organization of the Iteso during the pre-colonial period.(1 mark)
6. Give two reasons why the Omani rulers were interested in establishing their control over the Kenyan Coast. (2 marks)
7. Give two ways through which the colonial government controlled the migration of Africans to the
urban centres. (2 marks)
8. Give one political reason for the construction of the Uganda railway. (1 mark)
9. State the main constitutional amendment in Kenya in 1991. (1 mark)
10. Give two functions of the colonial chiefs in Kenya. (2 marks)
11. What is the motto of the Kenya police? (1 mark)
12. Give two functions of the Laibon of the Maasai. (2 marks)
13. Give two methods used to resolve conflicts in Kenya. (2 marks)
14. Identify the main function of the Prison’s department in Kenya. (1 mark)
15. Identify the main role of the opposition political parties in Kenya. (1 mark)
16. Give one factor which hinder fair and free elections in Kenya. (1 mark)
17. Identify one group which monitors human rights in Kenya. (1 mark)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
18. (a) Describe the political organization of the Maasai in the pre-colonial period. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five effects of the migration and settlement of the Bantu speakers in Kenya.
(10 marks)
19. (a) Give three reasons why the British were interested in establishing control over Kenya during the scramble for East Africa. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six reasons why the Nandi resisted against the British for a long time. (12 marks)
20. (a) State three factors that enabled the white settlers to establish farms in the Kenya
Highlands. (3 marks)
(b) Explain the ways used by the colonial government to promote settler agriculture in Kenya.
(12 marks)
21. (a) Give five reasons why independent schools were established in Kenya during the colonial
Period. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the problems which the early Christian missionaries experienced in Kenya.
(10 marks)
SECTION C. (30 MARKS)
22. (a) Identify the three elements of the national budget. (3 marks)
(b) Explain ways in which the parliament ensures that public finance is not misused.
(12 marks)
23. (a) Identify five types of local authorities in Kenya. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the functions of the local authorities in Kenya. (10 marks)
24. (a) Give the three branches of the armed forces. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six functions of the armed forces. (12 marks)
END

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