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Nandi Central District - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Nandi Central District - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2009

311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
July/ August 2009
Time: 2 ½ Hours
NANDI CENTRAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
JOINT EVALUATION TEST - 2009
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
July/ August 2009
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 questions must be written in a separate answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages.
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated
and no questions are missing
SECTION A (25MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Give the meaning of pre-History. (1mk)
2. Name the technique used by early man during the middle stone age to make his tools. (1mk)
3. Identify two methods used by man in the process of domesticating animals. (2mks)
4. Name two strong kingdoms in West Africa that contributed to the development of Tran Saharan
trade. (2mks)
5. Identify the main disadvantage of most telecommunication systems. (1mk)
6. Give one way through which the use of iron in Africa spread (1mk)
7. State one way in which iron and steel have helped in the field of surgery (1mk)
8. Give the main reason why the pace of industrialization in France was slow. (1mk)
9. Identify two factors that led to the rapid growth of Kilwa as an urban centre (2mks)
10. Name two officials who installed kabaka in the Buganda kingdom. (2mks)
11. State one way in which European militarism contributed to the colonization of Africa. (1mk)
12. Identify two communities that took part in the majimaji rebellion 1905-1907 (2mks)
13. State two similarities between British and French administration. (2mks)
14. Identify the most important milestone for democracy in Africa demonstrated by Nelson Mandela.
(1mk)
15. Give the names given to the two alliances that fought during the First World War (2mks)
16. Identify two leading pan Africanists who played an important role in the development of Pan-
Africanism. (2mks)
17. State one way in which one can become a member of the House of Lords in Britain. (1mk)
SECTION B
Answer any THREE questions in this section.
18. (a) Outline five cultural and economic practices of Homo sapiens (5mks)
(b) Explain Ten results of early Agriculture in Egypt. (10mks)
19. (a) State five reasons why the camel is considered the “ship” of the desert. (5mks)
(b) Describe the challenges faced in space exploration (10mks)
20. (a) Outline five reasons why Samori Toure second empire was not suitable. (5mks)
(b) Explain the terms of the lochner treaty of 1890. (10mks)
21. (a) State five objectives of Non-Aligned movement (5mks)
(b) Explain the challenges faced by Non-Aligned movement (NAM) (10mks)
SECTION C
Answer any TWO questions in this section.
22. (a) Name three founder members of South Africa National Congress (ANC) (3mks)
(b) Explain the problems encountered by the Nationalists in South Africa. (12mks)
23. (a) Identify the three presidents of democratic republic of Congo since independence (3mks)
(b) Describe six political challenges which DRC has faced since independence (12mks)
24. (a) State five functions of political parties in the United States of America (USA) (5mks)
(b) Describe the limitations of presidential powers in the United States of America. (10mks)
END

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