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Kakamega North District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Kakamega North District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER1
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 questions in this section
1. Name two archaeological sites in Kenya where the species kenyapithecus (Ramapithecus) was discovered. (2mks)
2. Identify any one form of the four forms of government. (1mk)
3. Name any one remnant of the southern cushites still existing in Kenya. (1mk)
4. State two functions of the Orkoiyot in the pre-colonial Kenya. (2mks)
5. What is the main function of the civil service in Kenya? (1mk)
6. Why were the Africans denied growing of coffee upto 1937 by the colonial government. (2mks)
7. Highlight any recommendations of the phelps-strokes education commission of 1924. (2mks)
8. Name one official of the Ukamba Members Association (UMA) in 1937. (1mk)
9. Give the main reason why poll tax was introduced in Kenya during the colonial period. (1mk)
10. State two circumstances under which the right to life of a Kenyan citizen can be taken away. (2mks)
11. Give two reasons why the Akamba participated in the long distance trade. (2mks)
12. Name two parliamentary committees charged with responsibility to monitor government expenditure
in Kenya. (2mks)
13. Mention two groups that participated in the negotiation of the independence constitution in 1962.
(2mks)
14. Apart from trade, give two reasons why Arabs came to the East African Coast. (2mks)
15. Define the term anarchy. (1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions from this section.
16. (a) Identify five reasons for the migration of the Maasai from their ancestral land. (5mks)
(b) Describe five economic activities of the Maasai during pre-colonial period. (10mks)
17. (a) Give three reasons why Nabongo Mumia collaborated with the British. (3mks)
(b) Explain the results of Nabongo Mumia’s collaboration with the British. (12mks)
18. (a) State three factors that contributed to the influx of Africans into urban areas during the colonial period. (3mks)
(b) What were the effects of the construction of Uganda railway? (12mks)
19. (a) What are five sources of revenue for local government authorities in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors which have undermined the performance of local authorities in Kenya.
(10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section from this section
20. (a) State three advantages of multiparty democracy. (3mks)
(b) Highlight measures taken by the Kenyan government to development education since
independence. (12mks)
21. (a) Identify three circumstances under which one can be deprived off his Kenyan citizenship after registration. (3mks)
(b) Discuss six problems experienced by missionaries in Kenya. (10mks)
22. (a) Name three women in Kenya who contributed towards the struggle for independence. (3mks)
(b) What six roles did women provide in Mau Mau movement during the struggle for independence?
(12mks)

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