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K.C.S.E Mock History Paper 1 July/August 2018 Question Paper
K.C.S.E Mock History Paper 1 July/August 2018
Course:History And Government
Institution: Form 4 Mock question papers
Exam Year:2018
Name:…………………………………………………………………….. Index. No.: ……………………..
School:…………………………………………………………………… Sign.: ………………………………
Date:………………………………
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education ( K.C.S.E )
HISTORY PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2018
SECTION A (25 Marks)
1.
Give two examples of oral traditions used in study of Kenya communities
2 marks
2.
Name the major dispersal point of Western Bantu
1 marks
3.
State two social activities of the Oloibon among the Maasai during the pre- colonial period
2 marks
4.
Identify one Arab dynasty that ruled East African Coastal city states in the 16th century AD
1 marks
5.
Name two Roman Catholic Missionary groups who started mission stations in Kenya during the colonial period
2 marks
6.
State two ways in which the Maasai benefitted from their collaboration with British
2 marks
7.
Name one Kikuyu Independent Church that emerged in Kenya during the colonial period
1 marks
8.
Give one reason why Africans were denied equal educational opportunities with other races during the colonial period
1 marks
9.
Identify two features of African Socialism as spelt out in the Sessional paper No 10 of 1965.
2 marks
10.
Give the main reason why KANU refused to form the government after 1961 elections.
1 marks
11.
Give one reason why an aspiring candidate for a parliamentary seat in Kenya must be nominated by a political party
1 marks
12.
. Give one function of the sergeant-at-arms in Kenyan parliament
1 marks
13.
What is contained in the government budget?
1 marks
14.
. State two external factors that led to the formation of many political parties in Kenya in 1991
2 marks
15.
. Identify the main reason why suspected criminals are tried in a court of law in Kenya
1 marks
16.
State two ways in which the institution of presidency promotes national unity in Kenya
2 marks
17.
State two ways of becoming a Kenyan citizen.
2 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section
17.
a) Give three factors which enabled the Luhyas to practice crop cultivation during the pre-colonial period. (3mks)
b) Describe the political organization of the Ameru during pre- colonial period. (12mks)
15 marks
18.
a) State three reasons why city states sprang up along the Kenyan coast by 1500A.D. (3mks)
b) Explain the challenges the missionaries encountered in their quest to spread Christianity in the 19th century. (12mks)
15 marks
19.
a) Identify five reasons why Kenyan communities were defeated by the British during the
establishment of colonial rule. (5mks)
b) Explain five consequences of the collaboration between the Wanga and the British. (10mks)
15 marks
20.
a) Give three benefit of settler farming in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Explain six roles played by trade union in the Kenyan struggle for independence. (12mks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
21.
a) Give three reasons why national integration is important in Kenya. (12mks)
b) Explain challenges faced by the national police service in Kenya. (3mks)
15 marks
22.
a) Give three ways in which the existence of many political parties have promoted democracy in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Explain six functions of the speaker of the national assembly in Kenya. (12mks)
15 marks
23.
a) State three challenges that are likely to be faced by county government in Kenya. (3mks)
b) Explain six functions of the national land commission as spelt out in the 2010 constitution. (12mks)
15 marks
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