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Ndhiwa District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Ndhiwa District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
History & Government
Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:-
• This paper consists of three sections; A, B, & 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 sheets 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 the questions in this section.
1. What is political history. (1mk)
2. State two disadvantages of Anthropology as a source of historical information. (2mks)
3. Identify the main economic activity of the cushites during the pre-colonial period. (1mk)
4. Name the dominant Kenyan community in the long distance trade. (1mk)
5. Identify two European Nations that rivaled the Portuguese for the control of the Kenyan coast
in the 11th century. (2mks)
6. State two negative effects of Missionary activities in Kenya. (2mks)
7. Name two Communities which resisted the British Occupation of Kenya. (2mks)
8. State the main reason why poll tax was introduced in Kenya during the colonial period. (1mk)
9. Give two demands of African Elected members organization (AEMO) (2mks)
10. Name the personality who was behind the formation of Kavirondo Tax pager association
(KTPA). (1mk)
11. Give two methods used by Trade Unionists to demand for their rights during the colonial
period. (2mks)
12. Outline two roles played by the Kenya African Democratic Union(KADU) in the straggle for Independence in Kenya. (2mks)
13. State two social challenges facing the implementation of Free Education in Kenya. (2mks)
14. How many countries are their in Kenya according to New constitution of Kenya (1mk)
15. Mention any two basic functions of prison’s sentence. (2mks)
16. Who appoints the head of civil service in Kenya. (1mk)
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions only in this section.
17. (a) Give three reasons which led to the migration of the cushites from their original
homeland into Kenlya during the Pre-colonial period. (3mks)
(b) Explain six results of interaction between the Bantu and Cushites during the
pre-colonial period. (12mks)
18. (a) Identify any five positive important of the Portuguese rule along the Kenyan Coast. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that led to the decline of the Portuguese rule along the Kenyan Coast. (10mks)
19. (a) Identify three communities who had mixed reactions to the colonial Government. (3mks)
(b) Explain why Kenyan communities were defeated by the British during the
Establishment of the colonial rule. (12mks)
20. (a) Give Five reasons why Africans started independent schools and churches in
Kenya during the colonial period. (5mks)
(b) Explain Five challenges by African Independent churches and schools during The colonial era.(10mks)
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions only in the section.
21. (a) Identify five Principles of Democracy. (5mks)
(b) Explain five methods of Resolving conflicts in Kenya. (10mks)
22. (a) What were the Three main features of the independence constitutions of Kenya. (3mks)
(b)Describe the political developments in Kenya since Independence. (12mks)
23. (a) Identify five functions of the police force in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors which make it difficult for the prison Department in Kenya to work
effectively. (10mks)

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