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Nakuru District Mock 2014 Paper 1 Question Paper

Nakuru District Mock 2014 Paper 1

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2014

311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
July/August 2014
2 ½ Hours

NAKURU DISTRICT SEC. SCHOOLS K.C.S.E TRIAL EXAMINATIONS-2014
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

This paper consists of THREE Sections A, B, & C.
Answer all questions in section A, THREE questions in section B and TWO Questions in section C.
Answers to all questions must be written in the answer sheets Provided
Candidates should check the question papers to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.

SECTION A(25 MARKS)
Answer All The Question In This Section In The Answer Booklet Provided

1. Identify two chemical methods used by Archaeologists to date fossils and artifacts (2marks)

2 Name two areas where the Abasuba settled after migration into Kenya in the 19th century (2marks)

3. Give two religious functions of the Orkoiyot among the Nandi. (2 marks)

4. Name one written source of information about the Kenyan Coast upto the 16th century (1 mark)

5. Give one reason why the East African Coast was of strategic importance to the Portuguese in the
15th Century. (1 mark)

6. Under the bill of rights, identify two rights of persons in Kenya (2 mark)

7. Give two reasons why Africans were not allowed to grow cashcrops during the colonial period
(2 marks)
8. State two reasons why the Somali resisted the British during the British invasion of their territory
(2 marks)
9. Give two functions of the governor during the colonial period in Kenya (2 marks)

10. State the main feature of the systems of education in Kenya during the colonial period (1 mark)

11. Name the first African to be appointed as a member of the LEGCO (1 mark)

12. Identify the main reason of convening the 2nd Lancaster House conference (1 mark)

13. Give the main constitutional change in Kenya in 2008 (1 mark)

14. Identify the title of the head of the national police service in Kenya (1 mark)

15. Identify two values and principles of the Public service in Kenya according to the new
constitution. (2 marks)

16. Name the highest court in Kenya. (1 mark)

17. Give one function of the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission (1 mark)

SECTION B ( 45 MARKS) – ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

18(a) Mention five economic activities of the Nandi during the Pre-colonial period (5 marks)

(b) Describe the social-Political organization of the Luo during the pre-colonial period (10 marks)

19 (a) Outline Five grievances by Asians in 1923 leading to the documentation of the Devonshire
White paper (5 marks)

(b) Discuss factors which enabled the Mau Mau freedom fighters to sustain the fight against the
British. (10 marks)

20 (a). Identify five roles of National Philosophies in Kenya’s development (5 marks)

(b). Explain the challenges that have undermined the performance of National philosophies in
Kenya (10 Marks)

21(a).Identify five factors that have facilitated industrial development in Kenya since independence
(5 marks)

(b). Explain Five challenges that Kenya encounters in her efforts to industrialize (10marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

22 (a) Identify three similarities between the independence constitution and the current
Kenyan constitution (3 marks)

(b) Explain six advantages of democracy (12 marks)

(a) State three functions of a Governor in Kenya (3 Marks)

( b.) Explain six possible solutions to the challenges facing County Governments (12marks)

(a) Identify three officials that constitute the Cabinet in Kenya (3 marks)

(b) Explain six duties of the Kenyan defense forces (12 Marks)

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