Get premium membership and access revision papers, questions with answers as well as video lessons.

Nandi Central District - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Nandi Central District - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

Name……………………………………………………………. Index No……………………………..
School…………………………………………………………… Candidate’s sign…………………….
Date………………………………….
311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
NANDI CENTRAL DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION TEST – 2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
Instructions to candidates.
1. This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C
2. Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from section C.
3. Answers to all questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to
Ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
SECTION A ( 25 Marks)
Answer all the questions from this section.
1. Give two contributions of archeology to the study of History. (2mks)
2. Name two main cash crops that were grown in North America during the agrarian revolution.
(2mks)
3. Identify the greatest contribution of Robert Koch in the field of science. (1mk)
4. State two advantages of cinemas. (2mks)
5. Give two results of space explanation. (2mks)
6. Give two reasons why coal was used as the main source of industrial power in Britain during the industrial revolution. (2mks)
7. Give two political challenges in Tanzania since independence. (2mk)
8. Mention two reforms made by Mobutu Sese Seko in an attempt to stabilize the democratic
republic of Congo since independence. (2mks)
9. State the main factor contributed to the development of Johannesburg city. (1mk)
10. What was the main cause of the failure of the Mwanga revolt of 1897 against the British. (1mk)
11. Give two functions of the Kabaka of Buganda. (2mks)
12. Identify the main aim of the Berlin conference between 1884 and 1885. (1mk)
13. Why did Southern Rhodesia refuse to merge with South Africa in 1923. (1mk)
14. State the immediate cause of the 2nd world war. (1mk)
15. State two privilege which members of the British parliament enjoy. (1mk)
16. Identify the main factor that led to the end of the cold war. (1mk)
17. Give one reason why the Electoral College is regarded as the heart of U.S.A electoral process.
(1mk)
SECTION B 45 MARKS.
Answer any three questions from this section.
18. (a) What three factors led to the development of religious beliefs in societies. (5mks)
(b) Describe five characteristics of Homo erectus. (10mks)
19. (a) Identify five factors which promoted plantation farming in Europe during the Agrarian revolution. (5mks)
(b) Explain the similarities between early agriculture in Mesopotamia and Egypt. (10mks)
20. (a) Give three advantages of motorcycles as a modern means of transport. (3mks)
(b) Explain six effects of the modern terms of transport. (12mks)
21. (a) Give three functions of the Buganda traditional parliament. (3mks)
(b) Explain the political organization of the Mwene Mutapa kingdom during the pre-colonial
period. (12mks)
SECTION C 30 MARKS
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) How did the British sea blockade of 1916 benefit the Allied powers in the first world war.
(5mks)
(b) Explain why the treaty of Versailles was a threat to peace. (10mks)
23. (a) Give five aims of the organization of African unity (OAU). (5mks)
(b) Explain the challenges of the OAU since its inception. (10mks)
24. (a) What are the features of state government in the United States of America. (5mks)
(b) Explain five functions of the federal government in the United States of America. (10mks)
END

Nandi Central District - History Paper 2 Question Paper

More Question Papers

Popular Exams