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In an election, three candidates took part. The winning candidate got 0.429 of the votes cast while the other two got 0.386 and 0.184 respectively. There were 84 spoilt votes. How many votes did the winner get?
A. 15,456
B. 32,424
C. 36,036
D. 84,000
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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The area of a square plot of land is 3.24 hectares. The owner of the plot wanted to fence all round placing posts at intervals of 5 metres. How many posts were required?
A. 720
B. 180
C. 145
D. 144
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A man was 27 years older than his son ten years ago. His wife is 4 years younger than he is. If their total age is 116 years now, how old is the son?
A. 12
B. 22
C. 45
D. 49
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A watch loses 5 seconds every hour. The watch was set correct on Wednesday at 6.30 am. What time did it show at 6.30 pm the next Wednesday?
A. 6.15 pm
B. 6.16 pm
C. 6.29 pm
D. 6.45 pm
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A cylindrical tank whose height is 3.5 m has a diameter of 2.8 m. If it is 
full of water, how many more litres are needed to fill the tank?.
A. 8,624
B. 12,936
C. 21,560
D. 34,496
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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The pie chart below represents the types of vehicles imported in Kenya in a certain year.
If 16,000 Mazdas were imported, how many more Toyotas than Suzukis were imported?
A. 48,000
B. 28,800
C. 19,200
D. 9,600
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A sales agent is paid a basic salary of sh 12,000 and a commission of 3% for goods sold above sh 50,000. In a certain month, his total earnings were sh 15,000. What was the value of the total sales?
A. sh 51,500
B. sh 65,000
C. sh 100,000
D. sh 150 000
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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Construct a parallelogram WXYZ such that lines WX = 5 cm and XY =7.5 cm. Angle WZY = 135°. Join W to Y and Z to X and let the point of intersection be O. What is the length of line WO?
A. 2.6 cm
B. 5.2 cm
C. 5.8 cm
D. 11.6 cm
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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In a school the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. There are 600 pupils in the school. During an athletic competition 
of the girls and 
of the boys took part. How many pupils took part in the competition?
A. 448
B. 288
C. 200
D. 112
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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The following stack of cubes was dipped in paint.How many cubes had paint on two faces only?
A. 9
B. 22
C. 24
D. 60
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A children’s home was supplied with 40 canons of milk. Each carton contained 60 two-hundred milliliter packets of milk. How many litres of milk were supplied?
A. 480,000
B. 4,800
C. 2,400
D. 480
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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The figure PQRS drawn below is a parallelogram. Angle PSR=70°, angle PQT=30° and line TQ = line TR.
What is the size of the angle marked x?
A. 70°
B. 80°
C. 100°
D. 120°
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A 26-seater bus and a 14-seater matatu were to transport 494 pupils to a sports meeting. If the matatu made an extra trip than the bus, how many pupils did the matatu transport?
A. 312
B. 182
C. 168
D. 13
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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Juma paid sh 11,900 for a bicycle after getting a discount of 15%. How much more would he have paid had he been given a discount of 10%?
A. 1,260
B. 2,100
C. 1,400
D. 700
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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A businessman borrowed sh 40,000 from a lending institution at a simple interest rate of 2.5% per month. How much did he pay back at the end of one year?
A. sh 1,000
B. sh 12,000
C. sh 41,000
D. sh 52,000
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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Six men can complete a job in 20 days. If the men Work at the same rate, how many more are needed to complete the job in 12 days?
A. 16
B. 10
C. 8
D. 4
Date posted:
July 30, 2019
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In which of the following pairs of levers is the load, effort and fulcrum likely to be in similar positions when in use?
A. Crowbar and claw hammer.
B. Wheelbarrow and spade.
C. Crowbar and spade.
D. Claw hammer and wheelbarrow.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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A farmer practicing stall feeding is likely to feed animals on
A. Pasture and fodder
B. Pasture and concentrates
C. Fodder and concentrates
D. Concentrates only.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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Soil that is good for modelling has
A. High water drainage
B. Rough texture
C. High capillarity
D. Large air spaces.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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Which of the following pairs of processes occurs when temperature decreases?
A. Melting and condensation.
B. Freezing and melting.
C. Contraction and evaporation.
D. Freezing and condensation.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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The set up shown below can be used to investigate the presence of a certain component of soil.
The soil component investigated is
A. organic matter
B. water
C. air
D. mineral salts.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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To stop a moving object, the force applied should be
A. in the same direction as that of the moving object
B. opposite and less than that of the moving object
C. equal and in the opposite direction to that of the moving object
D. perpendicular and more than that of the moving object.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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The best procedure of separating a mixture of sand, maize and salt is
A. picking, dissolving, filtering, evaporating
B. dissolving, filtering, picking, evaporating
C. picking, filtering, dissolving, evaporating
D. dissolving, decanting, picking, evaporating.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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In a certain investigation pupils sat at different positions around a pupil who was ringing a bell. Which one of the following aspects of sound were the pupils investigating?
A. Special sounds.
B. Loud and soft sound.
C. Noise pollution.
D. Direction of sound.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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When pupils heated some garden soil, smoke was produced. The observation made indicated the presence of
A. organic matter
B. air
C. mineral particles
D. water.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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Which one of the following soil conservation measures is least suitable on a large piece of land?
A. Terracing.
B. Mulching.
C. Tree planting.
D. Contour farming.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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The method of grazing that would require the largest piece of land to practice is
A. herding
B. stall feeding
C. tethering
D. paddocking.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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Which one of the following pairs consists only of farm animals that produce mutton?
A. Cow and goat.
B. Goat and sheep.
C. Cow and sheep.
D. Sheep and pig.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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What is the difference between LCM of 12 and 24 and the GCD of 54 and 36?
A. 42
B. 24
C. 18
D. 6
Date posted:
July 29, 2019
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Which one of the following pairs consists only of components of environment that produce carbon dioxide? A. Air and plants.
B. Animals and plants.
C. Water and air.
D. Soil and animals.
Date posted:
July 29, 2019