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Matungu District Mock- History Paper 1 Question Paper

Matungu 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 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)
1. State two disadvantages of relying on oral traditions as a source of history. (2mks)
2. Identify two cultural practices which the Agikuyu acquired from the Gumba. (2mks)
3. What was the original homeland of the Eastern cushites. (1mk)
4. What is the basis of the classification of the Nilotic communities in Kenya? (1mk)
5. Give two evidences that suggest that there were trade links between east African coast and the
outside world by 1500 A.D. (2mks)
6. State two economic benefits of the Omani rule along the Kenyan coast during the
19th century. (2mks)
7. Name the missionary society that established a home for freed slaves at the Kenyan coast in the 19th
century. (1mk)
8. Give one way in which rural to rural migration in Kenya contributes to national unity.(1mk)
9. Identify the main reason why the British government brought in coolies to construct the Kenya-
Uganda railway. (1mk)
10. Give two reasons why independent schools were established in Kenya. (2mks)
11. What was the main ideological difference between KANU and KADU before independence
in 1963? (1mk)
12. State two provisions of the independence constitution of Kenya. (2mks)
13. Give one way in which a person may become a member of parliament in Kenya. (1mk)
14. Name two parliamentary committees involved in the control of public finances. (2mks)
15. State one contribution of the Harambee movement to the development of health services
in Kenya. (1mk)
16. Who is the head of the judiciary in Kenya? (1mk)
17. Give two factors which may undermine the effectiveness of the traffic police in Kenya. (2mks)
SECTION B: (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.
18. (a) State three ways through which communities in Kenya interacted during the pre-colonial period.
(3mks)
(b) Describe the social organization of the Agikuyu during the pre-colonial period. (12mks)
19. (a) Outline the stages in the Portuguese conquest of the coastal towns up to 1510. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that led to the decline of the Portuguese rule on the Kenyan coast. (10mks)
20. (a) Give three economic reasons why Britain colonized Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six reasons why Kenyan communities were defeated by the British during the
establishment of the colonial rule. (12mks)
21. (a) What factors led to the development of multi-party democracy in Kenya in the early
1990’s. (3mks)
(b) Explain how the existence of many parties promotes democracy in Kenya. (12mks)
SECTION C: 30 Marks
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) Name three groups involved in monitoring human rights abuse in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six circumstances which may force the government to limit the rights and
freedoms of the individual. (12mks)
23. (a) Identify three parliamentary duties of the president in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six difficulties Jomo Kenyatta faced after becoming the president of Kenya. (12mks)
24. (a) Identify three types of taxes paid by Kenyans to the government. (3mks)
(b) Explain six ways in which the government of Kenya uses its revenue. (12mks)

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