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Teso District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Teso District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2006

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
SECTION A: 25 MARKS
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
1. State where you would find manuscripts, stone tablets and scrolls of Kenyans history preserved
1mk*Tso*
2. In what way was the system of government among the Agikuyu similar to that of the Ameru?
1mk*Tso*
3. Identify a city state along the Kenyan coast that was built by the Persians. 1mk*Tso*
4. State two reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus. 2mk*Tso*
5. Give two circumstances under which one can lose the right to life. 2mks*Tso*
6. Mention two Educational Commissions appointed by the government to look into the welfare
of education in Kenya. 2mks*Tso*
7. State two justifications for the declaration of the British East Africa Protectorate into a colony in 1920. 2mk*Tso*
8. State two special courts in Kenya. 2mks*Tso*
9. Mention two reasons why British indirect rule failed in Ukambani. 2mk*Tso*
10. Identify two political developments that took place in Kenya in 1975. 2mks*Tso*
11. Mention two types of co-operative societies. 2mks*Tso*
12. Name two parliamentary committees that deal with financial issues. 2mks*Tso*
13. State two highlights of the Lennox Boyd constitution (1958). . 2mks*Tso*
14. Give two reasons why harambee has lost popularity in Kenya today. 2mks*Tso*
SECTION B:45 MARKS
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
15. a) Mention three plains Nilotes in Kenya. 3mks*Tso*
b) Discuss the social organization of the Maasai. 12mks*Tso*
16. a) State five problems facing Nairobi City. 5mks*Tso*
b) Discuss the functions of Nairobi. . 10mks*Tso*
17. a) List three reasons why Nabongo Mumia collaborated with the British. 3mks*Tso*
b) Discuss six results of Nabongo Mumia’s collaboration with the British. 12mks*Tso*
18 a) State five ways in which World War II contributed to the outbreak of Mau mau. 5mks*Tso*
b) Discuss the factors that made the Mau mau war take a long time. 10mks*Tso*
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions
19. a) Give five reasons why the constitution is important. 5mks*Tso*
b) Discuss the constitutional amendments in Kenya between 1964 and 1997. 10mks*Tso*
20. a) Mention seven factors that promoted the adoption of multi-party democracy in Kenya.
7mks*Tso*
b) What role is played by political parties in Kenya’s development? 8mks*Tso*
21. a) (i) State three reasons for which the president can dissolve parliament. 3mks*Tso*
(ii) State two occasions when the President attends the National Assembly. 2mks*Tso*
b) Explain five constitutional provisions that can cause an elected Kenyan President to lose his office. 10mks*Tso*

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