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Borabu Masaba District Mock-History Paper1 Question Paper

Borabu Masaba District Mock-History Paper1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

311/1
HISTORY
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST - 2012
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

BORABU-MASABA DISTRICTS JOINT EVALUATION TEST– 2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

311/1
HISTORY
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST - 2012
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

(a) This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
(b) Answer all questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions
from section C

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Name the pre-historic site in Kenya where the Kenyapithecus fossil was discovered. (1mk)
2. State the main social custom the suba adopted from the River-lake Nilotes. (1mk)
3. State two factors that necessitated the Akamba to participate in the Long Distance Trade(2mks)
4. Give two ways in which Education promotes National Unity in Kenya. (2mks)
5. Name two communities in Kenya that belong to the Eastern Cushites. (2mks)
6. Name the type of constitution used in Kenya. (1mk)
7. What was the main effect of the colonial land policies on the Africans during the
colonial period. (1mk)
8. State the institution that issued orders and maintained law and order during the
colonial period in Kenya. (1mk)
9. Identify two roles of an arbitrator in a conflict resolution process. (2mks)
10. State two forms of Direct Democracy. (2mks)
11. What was the main reason for the formation of the Kenya Africa Democratic Union
(KADU) in 1960? (1mk)
12. State two challenges the government is facing in implementing the free Primary
Education in Kenya. (2mks)
13. Identify the main contribution of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga to political Democracy in
Kenya in the 1990s. (1mk)
14. Name the sultan of Oman who introduced plantation farming along the East African
Coast in the 19th century. (1mk)
15. Give two National philosophies adopted in Kenya by 1965. (2mks)
16. State two factors that may undermine free and fair Elections in Kenya. (2mks)
17. State the main function of the Judiciary in Kenya. (1mk)

SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer Only Three questions in this Section
18. (a) State five causes of the Bantu migration into Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five consequences of the interaction between the Abagusii and their
neighbours during their migration into Kenya. (10mks)
19. (a) State five reasons why Nabongo Mumia collaborated with the British. (5mks)
(b) Explain five effects of the Agikuyu mixed reaction to colonial rule. (10mks)
20. (a) State three factors that led to the establishment of independent churches in Kenya
during the colonial period. (3mks)
(b) Explain the roles of women in the Mau Mau uprising. (12mks)
21. (a) Give five reasons why christian missionaries established mission centres in Kenya(5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that undermined Missionary activities in Kenya in the 19th
Century . (10mks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer Only Two questions from this section.
22. (a) Identify the composition of the cabinet in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Discuss six ways in which criminal activities may be reduced in Kenya. (12mks)
23. (a) Identify three types of Direct Taxes for the government of Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six problems the Kenya government is facing in revenue collection. (12mks)
24. (a) State three ways in which the government of Kenya ensures that the rule of law
is upheld in the country. (3mks)
(b) Discuss the factors that may undermine the supremacy of Kenya’s parliament. (12mks)

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