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Kakamega East District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Kakamega East District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/2
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
History & Government
Paper 2
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:
• This paper consists of three sections: A, B and C.
• Answer all questions in section A, three questions in section B and any two questions in section C.
• All answers must be written in the separate answer sheets
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are
missing.
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Give the meaning of Homohabilis (lmk)
2. Identify two form of picture writing during the early civilization (2mks)
3. Outline two methods, used to acquire slaves from West African during the Trans-Atlantic Trade
(2mks)
4. Identify the symbol of authority of the Omanhene among, the Asante (lmk)
5. Outline the main reason for convening the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 (lmk)
6. Name the German plan of attack on French during the First World War (lmk)
7. Give two early ways that man used to make fire (2mks)
8. Identify two developments which marked the Neolithic culture. (2mks)
9. Give two uses of Copper in the Ancient Egypt. (2mks)
10. State two factors that led to the growth of the Asante Empire (2mks)
11. Outline any two functions of the General assembly of the United Nations (U.N) ( 2mks)
12. State two reasons why, the British used direct rule in Zimbabwe (2mks)
13. Give two causes of Chimurenga wars of 1896-1897 (2mks)
14. Give one aim for the formation of Pan-Africanism movements (1 mk)
15. State two reason why King Lewanika of Lozi collaborated with British (2mks)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions in this section.
16. (a) Give three advantages of using archaeology as source of history (3mks)
(b) Describe the culture of man during the middle Store Age (l2mks)
17. (a)Describe the organization of the Trans-Saharan Trade (5 mks)
(b) Discuss five effects of the Trans-SaharanTrade (10mks)
18. (a) Identify three features of a cell phone (3 mks)
(b) Discuss the negative effects of telecommunication as a modern means of
communication (l2mks)
19. (a) Identify five changes that marked the Agrarian revolution in British (5 mks)
(b) Explain factors that undermine scientific revolution in developing countries (10 mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions in this section
20. (a) Give five reasons why the allies defeated the central powers in World War 1 (5mks)
(b) Explain any five political effects of the Second World War (l0mks)
21. (a) State three functions of the Federal government of U.S.A. (3mks)
(b) Explain six ways through which the power of the president of U.S.A. are checked (12mks)
22. (a) State five reasons for the formation of Non-Alignment movement (NAM) (5mks)
(b) Explain five challenges that undermined the activities of the Non -Aligned
movement.(NAM) (10mks)

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