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Bungoma District Mock-History Paper 1 Question Paper

Bungoma District Mock-History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

NAME:…………………………………………………INDEX ………………..…..DATE……..…
SCHOOL:………………………………………………SIGNATURE………………………………
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERMENT
PAPER 1
(Theory)
JULY/AUGUST 2010
TIME: 2½ HOURS
JOINT INTER-SCHOOLS EVALUTION TEST (JISET)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2010
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 on the answers sheets provided.
This paper consists of four printed pages; candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages
are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
SECTION A (25MARKS) Answer ALL the questions in this section on the answer sheets provided.
1. Identify two ways used by archaeologists in Kenya to locate an archaeological site.
(2mks)
2. Name two sub-tribes of the Mijikenda (2mks)
3. Name the basic political unit of the Bantu in the pre-colonial period (1mk)
4. State two religious functions of the orkoiyot among the Nandi during the precolonial
period (2mks)
5. Identify one natural factor that facilitated the coming of the Arabs to the Kenyan
coast (1mk)
6. State one way in which the freed slaves promoted the spread of Christianity in
Kenya. (1mk)
7. Give two terms of the Devonshire White paper of 1923. (2mks)
8. Give one term of the Anglo-German agreement of 1890 (1mk)
9. Name the first African to be appointed minister in 1954 in Kenya (1mk)
10. State two characteristics of early political organizations established in Kenya
before 1939 (2mks)
11. State the MAIN reason why the Kenya African Democratic Union was formed in
1960 (1mk)
12. Identify two political challenges the former president Moi experienced during his
era between 1982 and 1991. (2mks)
13. State one way in which the Kenyan constitution promotes national unity (1mk)
14. Give two ways through which conflicts can be resolved peacefully (2mks)
15. Identify two non-military functions of the Kenya Armed Forces (2mks)
16. Give one function of the Judicial Service Commission. (1mk)
17. Identify one type of government expenditure in Kenya (1mk)
SECTION B (45MARKS) Answer any three questions from this section on the answer sheets provided.
18. What factors influenced Seyyid Said’s decision to transfer his capital from Muscat
to Zanzibar? (3mks)
b) Describe the effects of long distance trade in Kenya during the 19th century
(12mks)
19. a) Give three reasons why the British used direct rule in administering most
parts of Kenya (3mks)
b) Why did the Imperial British East Africa Company rule come to an end in
1895? (12mks)
20. a) What were the reasons for the construction of the Uganda railway during the
Colonial period? (3 mks)
(b) Explain six effects of the construction of the Kenya –Uganda railway
(12mks)
21. a) State three provisions of the Lyttelton constitution of 1954 (3mks)
b) Explain the role played by the African Elected Members Organization (AEMO)
in the struggle for independence in Kenya up to 1963. (12mks)
SECTION C (30MARKS) Answer any two questions from this section on the answer sheets provided.
22. a) Identify five symbols of national unity in Kenya (5mks)
b) Discuss the steps that have been taken by the Kenyan government to promote
national integration since independence (10mks)
23. a) Give five reasons why parliamentary elections are held regularly in Kenya
(5mks)
b) Explain five factors that may interfere with free and fair elections in Kenya.
(10mks)
24. a) What is the composition of the cabinet in Kenya? (3mks)
b) Explain six functions of the civil service in Kenya (12mks)

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