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311/1 History And Government Paper One Question Paper

311/1 History And Government Paper One

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

BUNYORE MARANDA PRE-MOCK EXAMINATION-2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A, THREE QUESTIONS FROM SECTION B AND TWO QUESTIONS FROM SECTION C.

SECTION A (25 MKS)

1. Name ONE Archaeological site found near Nakuru. (1 mk)

2. Give TWO limitations of linguistic as a source of Kenyan history. (2 mks)

3. Identify the main basis for classification of the Nilotes. (1 mk)

4. Mention TWO ranks of the clan elders among the Akamba people. (2 mks)

5. Give ONE way in which the rights of a child have been safeguarded in Kenya. (1 mk)

6. Mention TWO factors that led to the decline of the Maasai in the 19th century. (2 mks)

7. Identify TWO labour organisations that fought for independence in Kenya. (2 mks)

8. Mention TWO reasons for the formation of Kenya Africans Democratic Union in 1960. (2 mks)

9. Identify ONE component of the national budget in Kenya. (1 mk)

10. Mention TWO principles of the electoral system in Kenya. (2 mks)

11. Give TWO reasons for election campaigns in Kenya. (2 mks)

12. Identify TWO reasons why a county governor can be removed from office. (2 mks)

13. State TWO functions of the defence council in Kenya. (2 mks)

14. Give ONE principle of Natural Justice. (1 mk)

15. Identify the main duty of the chairman of the independent electoral and boundaries commission in Kenya. (1 mk)

16. Give the main function of correctional services in Kenya. (1 mk)

SECTION B (45 MKS)
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS.

17 (a). Outline similarities of Ameru and Agikuyu political organization. (3 mks)

(b). Describe the social organization of the Mijikenda people during the pre-colonial period. (12 mks)

18 (a). State how the Kenyan government has attempted to guarantee women rights. (3 mks)

(b). Explain SIX roles played by political parties in the struggle for independence in Kenya between 1945-1963. (12 mks)

19 (a). Give THREE reasons why the Portuguese attempt to introduce Christianity to the coastal people failed between 1500-1700 AD (3 mks)

(b) Explain SIX negative impact of the Portuguese rule on the East Coast of Africa. (12 mks)

20 (a). Identify THREE reasons why the British Government used I.B.E.A Company. (3 mks)

(b). Describe SIX economic developments that took place in Kenya during the colonial period. (12 mks)

SECTION C (30 MKS)
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS.

21 (a). Mention FIVE qualifications for registration as a voter in Kenya. (5 mks)

(b). Explain FIVE functions of presiding officer. (10 mks)

22 (a). Outline the membership to the senate according to 2010 constitution. (3 mks)

(b). Explain SIX functions of public service in Kenya. (12 mks)

23 (a). Give FIVE sources of Kenyan law. (5 mks)

(b). Explain FIVE limitations of parliamentary supremacy. (10 mks)

311/1 History And Government Paper One Question Paper

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