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Laikipia District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Laikipia District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

NAME:............................................................................................INDEX NO..............................
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST 2008
TIME: 2½ HOURS.
LAIKIPIA DISTRICT JOINT MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2008
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY / AUGUST 2008.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
_ This paper consist 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.
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the booklet provided.
1. State two reasons as to why the Maasai highly valued cattle during the pre- colonial period.
(2mks)
2. Mention two technological factors which facilitated the coming of early visitors to the
Kenyan coast before 1500 A.D. (2mks)
3. State one element of good citizenship. (1mk)
4. Give two characteristics of human rights. (2mks)
5. Identify the reserve created for the Maasai through the Anglo –Maasai Agreement of 1911.
(1mk)
6. What was the main role of the headman in colonial administration. (1mk)
7. Name two education commissions during the colonial period in Kenya. (2mks)
8. Who was the founder of African Peoples Party (APP) in 1960? (2mks)
9. State two challenges to the application of the Nyayo philosophy. (2mks)
10. What role do observers play during elections in Kenya (1mk)
11. Identify two political changes which occurred in Kenya in 1966. (2mks)
12. Give two ways in which political instability has undermined industrial growth in independent
Kenya. (2mks)
13. State one advantage of free secondary education in Kenya today. (1mk)
14. Who elects mayors in independent Kenya? (1mks)
15. List two sources of revenue for local authorities. (2mks)
16. Give the two components of national budget. (2mks)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.
17.
a) State three cultural practices acquired by the Bantus from the Cushites.
(3mks)
b) Describe the social –political organization of the Miji- Kenda during the pre-colonial
period. (12mks)
18.
a) Outline five negative effects of the Indian Ocean trade. (5mks)
b) Explain why Nabongo Mumia collaborated with the British. (10mks)
19.
a) Why was the Second Lancaster House Conference convened in 1962?
(3mks)
b) Explain the terms of the Devonshire White Paper. (12mks)
20.
a) Discuss how Thomas Mboya use the trade union movement in the struggle for
independence. (5mks)
b) Explain the challenges which the co- operative movement has faced since
independence. (10mks)
SECTION C (30MARKS)
Answer any Two questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.
21.
a) Discuss the circumstances under which one ceases to be a citizen of Kenya.
(5mks)
b) Explain the principles of democracy. (10mks)
22.
a) Discuss the circumstances under which snap-presidential elections would be held in
Kenya. (5mks)
b) Describe the special powers of the president in Kenya. (10mks)
23.
a) Name the three divisions of the armed forces. (3mks)
b) Discuss the functions of the chief justice. (12mks)

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