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Mbooni West District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Mbooni West District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

NAME …………………………………..……………….. DATE …………………………………
INDEX NO. …………….……….……..…..… CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE …………..…………..
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY / AUGUST 2010
2 ½ HOURS
MBOONI WEST DISTRICT JOINT EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE
This paper consists of three sections A, B and C
Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from
section C.
Answers to all questions MUST be written in the answer booklet provided
This paper consists of 2 printed pages.
Candidates should check to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section in the answer booklet provided
1. Give one contribution of Archaeology to the study of history 1 Mark
2. Name the British scientist who is credited to theory of evolution 1 Mark
3. State two results of the land enclosure system in Britain during the Agrarian revolution 2 Marks
4. Name two wheeless vehicles that were among the earliest to be developed by man 2 marks
5. State two disadvantages of wind as an early source of energy 2 Marks
6. Identify the major contribution of Edward Jenner to the field of science 1 Mark
7. Name one important activity associated with the city of Athens 1 Mark
8. State two functions of the Lukiko in Buganda during the pre- colonial period 2 Marks
9. State two terms that were agreed upon during the Berlin conference (1884 - 1885) by the European powers 2Marks
10. Identify two characteristics of direct rule in Zimbabwe 2 Marks
11. State two political challenges facing Tanzania after independence 2 Marks
12. Name one country in Africa where the cold war was witnessed 1 Mark
13. State two functions of the secretariat in the united Nations organization 2 Marks
14. Give two aims of the Pan Africanism 2 Marks
15. Name the two houses of parliament in India 2 Marks
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
16. a. State three factors that led to the development of early Agriculture by man 3 Marks
b. Describe the type of Agriculture in Britain before 1750 12 Marks
17. a. Identify three results of the invention of the wheel in Mesopotamia 3 Marks
b. Explain six disadvantages of modern forms of communication 12 Marks
18. a. Name any three Portuguese colonies period 3 Marks
b. Explain six economic impacts of the partition of Africa by the European countries 12 Marks
19. a. State five benefits enjoyed by the assimilated Africans in the four communes of
Senegal during the colonial period 5 Marks
b. Explain five factors that undermined the application of assimilation policy by the French 10 Marks
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
20. a. State any five results of the Versailles treaty after the first world war 5 Marks
b. Explain five factors that enabled the end of the cold war 10 Marks
21. a. State three benefits of international relations 3 Marks
b. Explain six challenges that the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
experiences 12 Marks
22. a. State three levels of elections held in U.S.A 3 Marks
b. Explain the functions of the congress in U.S.A 12 marks

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