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Kitui West District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Kitui West District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

Name ……………………………..………...…………. Index No……………………….…………….
School ………………………………………………... Candidate’s Signature ………………………
Date ………………...........................………..
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST
2 ½ HOURS
KITUI WEST DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION TEST - 2011
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST
2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
• This paper consists of THREE sections A,B and C.
• Answer all the questions in section A.
• THREE questions from section B and TWO from section C
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. Name two communities in Kenya who belong to the western Bantu. (2mks)
2. State two similarities in the political organization of the Ameru and the Abagusii of
Kenya in the 19th Century. (2mks)
3. Give one reason for the migration of the Boran fromEthiopia into Kenya. (1mk)
4. Identify one factor that facilitated contact between the coast and the outside world by the end of the 16th century. (1mk)
5. Name the missionary society that established a home for freed slaves at the coast of
Kenya in the 19th century. (1mk)
6. Give two cultural aspects that the coastal people of Kenya borrowed from the foreigners
during the 16th century. (2mks)
7. State two causes of Bukusu resistance to the establishment of colonial rule in Kenya. (2mks)
8. Name two political parties which were formed in Kenya between 1960 and 1963. (2mks)
9. Give two reasons why Taita Hills Association was formed in 1963. (2mks)
10. Identify two negative consequences of urbanization in Kenya during the colonial period (2mks)
11. State the main role of opposition parties in Kenya . (1mk)
12. Give one reason why the government of Kenya may limit a person freedom of speech. (1mk)
13. What is the main function of the Executive arm of government in Kenya (1mk)
14. State two principles of the devolved government in the new constitution in Kenya. (2mks)
15. Name the body in charge of executive duties in a county government in Kenya. (1mk)
16. State two ways in which the rule of law is applied in Kenya. (2mks)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer three questions in this section
17. (a) Name three Bantu communities which had settled at the coast of Kenya by 1800 AD (3mks)
(b) What were the results of the migration and settlement of Bantu speakers in Kenya. (12mks)
18.(a) State five grievances of Africans in Kenya voiced by Kenya African Union (K.A.U) (5mks)
(b) Explain five ways in which Kenyatta contributed to the nationalistic movement up to 1963 (10mks)
19. (a) State three reasons which made the British government to encourage white settlement in Kenya during the colonial period (3mks)
(b) Describe six problems experienced by European settlers in Kenya during the colonial period.
(12mks)
20. (a) State five reasons why the government of Kenya adopted the sessional paper No. 10 of 1965 (5mks)
(b) Explain five social effects of the national philosophies on development in Kenya. (10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two questions in this section
21. (a) Give three main challenges that have faced the re-writing of Kenyan constitution. (3mks)
(b) Explain six objectives of devolution of government in Kenya. (12mks)
22. (a) Identify five levels of a conflict. (5mks)
(b) Describe the survival rights of a child. (10mks)
23.(a) State five principles of democracy. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that led to re-introduction of multi-party democracy in Kenya. (10mks)

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