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Molo District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Molo District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2008

311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY / AUGUST 2008
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.
MOLO DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 2008
311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY / AUGUST 2008
TIME: 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 booklets provided.
This paper consists of 4 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are
missing.
SECTION A: ( 25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the Answer Booklet provided
1. Give two physical features of Homo Erectus. (2mks)
2. Identify two methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt. (2mks)
3. Give the main limitation of barter as a method of exchange. (2mks)
4. State two ways in which the invention of the wheel revolutionized early transport
(2mks)
5. Name one iron working centre in West Africa. (1mk)
6. List two disadvantages of using coal as a source of industrial energy. (2mks)
7. Give two symbol of national unity in the Shona Kingdom. (2mks)
8. Apart from Mozambique, identify another Portuguese colony in Africa. (1mk)
9. Name two types of partition treaties used during the scramble and partition of Africa
(2mks)
10. Identify the method used by the Portuguese to administer their colonial possessions
in Africa. (1mk)
11. Give the main reason why the USA entered the Second World War. (1mk)
12. Name one political party that fought for the independence of Tanganyika (1mk)
13. State two reasons for the rise of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (2mks)
14. Identify two challenges facing the African union. (2mks)
15 Give one feature of Human Rights as enshrined in the United Nations charter. (1mk)
16. State one function of national political parties in the USA. (1mk)
17. Distinguish between a written and un-written constitution. (1mk)
SECTION B: 45 MARKS
Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
18. (a) Identify five aspects of the culture of the Early man during the middle stone
age period. (5mks)
(b) Explain the effects of the agrarian revolution in the USA. (10mks)
19. (a) Give five factors that led to the growth of Cairo as an early urban centre in
Egypt. (5mks)
(b) Explain the economic effects of the Industrial revolution in Europe. (10mks)
20. (a) Give five reasons why Lewanika of the Lozi collaborated with the British South
African Company (5mks)
(b) What were the terms of the Buganda agreement of 1900? (10mks)
21. (a) Give three external factors that led to the rise of nationalism in Africa. (3mks)
(b) Explain six methods used by nationalists in South Africa to liberate their country from
white minority rule. (12mks)
SECTION C: 30 MARKS
Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
22. (a) Why did Fredrick Lugard use indirect rule in Northern Nigeria? (7mks)
(b) Explain the effects of Indirect rule in Nigeria (8mks)
23. (a) Why did the Pan African Movement take long to establish itself in Africa before
1945? (3mks)
(b) What were the effects of the cold war? (12mks)
24. (a) Give three functions of the union parliament in India. (3mks)
(b) Explain six functions of the Monarchy in Britain. (12mks)

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