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Mumias District Mock- History Paper 2 Question Paper

Mumias 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 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.
• Answers to all questions must be written in the separate booklet provided.
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. Mention two scientific sources of information on history and government. (2mks)
2. Identify one way the Australopithecus resembled the modern man. (1mk)
3. State one theory that explains the development of crop growing and animal rearing. (1mk)
4. Give two roles played by western Sudan rulers in the Trans-Saharan trade. (2mks)
5. Identify the main disadvantages of most telecommunication systems. (1mk)
6. Give one way through which the use of iron in Africa spread. (1mk)
7. State one inventions that revolutionised food preservation during the 19th century. (1mk)
8. State one way how HIV/AIDS scourge has negatively affected industrialization in Africa. (1mk)
9. What is the meaning of the term “Urbanization” (1mk)
10. Identify two levels of government in the Asante Empire during the pre-colonial period. (2mks)
11. How did decentralization of most African societies facilitate colonialism in Africa in the 19th century. (1mk)
12. Give two reasons why Kabaka Mwanga collaborated with the British. (2mks)
13. In which way did the Chimurenga uprising of 1896-1897 contribute to the application of direct rule in Zimbabwe? (1mk)
14. Give two objectives of conventional peoples party (C.P.P) in Ghana. (2mks)
15. What was the main incidence that brought the final end of the Second World War. (1mk)
16. State two problems facing the African Union. (2mks)
17. Give two political challenges that democratic republic of Congo has faced since independence.
(2mks)
18. Who is the head of the cabinet in India (1mk)
SECTION B ( 45 marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.
19. (a) Give three ways in which the invention of the wheel revolutionised transport in Europe before the 19th century (3mks)
(b) Explain six negative effects of air transport. (12mks)
20. (a) Give three main features of Barter trade. (3mks)
(b) Explain six factors that led to the development of Trans-Atlantic trade. (12mks)
21. (a) State three ways through which the industrial revolution in Europe contributed to the Scramble for colonies in Africa. (3mks)
(b) Explain six economic impacts of the partition of Africa among the European colonial powers.
(12mks)
22. (a) State three political developments in South Africa between 1990 and 1994 which led to the peaceful introduction of majority rule. (3mks)
(b) Explain six problems encountered by the nationalists in South Africa in their struggle for independence. (12mks)
SECTION C (30marks)
Answer any two questions from this section from this section
23. (a) Outline five factors which led to the growth of Buganda kingdom (5mks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Shona in the 19th Century. (10mks)
24. (a)State five reasons why the Axis powers were defeated in the second world war. (5mks)
(b) Explain five methods used by the United Nations Security Council to promote peace
and security in the world. (10mks)
25. (a) List down five functions of the United States of America president. (5mks)
(b) Explain five ways through which the powers of the United States of America President are checked. (10mks)

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