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History Paper 1 Question Paper

History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

FRIENDS SCHOOL VIHIGA
CIRCLE 1 TERM TWO 2011
HISTORY PAPER 1

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1. Identify TWO archaeological evidence that show that Kenya was inhabited by stone age people by 2 million years ago. (2 mks)

2. State TWO practices that Agikuyu borrowed from the Gumba during the pre - colonial period. (2 mks)

3. Name TWO early visitors from Europe to the East African coast upto 1500. (2 mks)

4. Give one major factor that led to the development of plantation farming during the reign of Seyyid Said. (1 mk)

5. State TWO Christian missionaries at work in Kenya by the 19th century. (2 mks)

6. Give TWO social factors that led to the partition and scramble for East Africa. (2 mks)

7. Give TWO reasons why Africans moved to urban centres in Kenya during the colonial period. (2 mks)

8. State TWO characteristics of the independent churches and schools in Kenya. (2 mks)

9. Identify TWO features of the Lyttleton constitution. (2 mks)

10. Apart from Harambee, give two national philosophies as adopted in Kenya since independence. (2 mks)

11. Give TWO recommendations of the Saitoti Review Committee Report of 1990. (2 mks)

12. State TWO challenges facing industrial growth in Kenya since independence. (2 mks)

13. Name TWO education commissions set up to review the education system in Kenya since independence. (2 mks)

SECTION B.
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION.

14. (a). Identify FIVE problems faced by Kenya African union during the struggle for independence. (5 mks)

(b). Explain reasons why independence churches and schools emerged in colonial Kenya. (1 mk)

15. (a). Give THREE problems faced by the settlers in Kenya. (3 mks)

(b). Explain the method used by the colonial government to promote settler agriculture in colonial Kenya. (12 mks)

16. (a). Outline the role of trade union in the struggle for independence. (3 mks)

(b). Explain the factors that hastened the struggle for independence after 1945 in Kenya. (12 mks)

17. (a). State the effects of Indian Ocean Trade on the coastal people of Kenya. (3 mks)

(b). Describe the way of life at the coastal city state in Kenya. (12 mks)

SECTION C.
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS.

18. (a). State the structure of the legislature as per the new constitution. (3 mks)

(b). Explain the functions of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya. (12 mks)

19. (a). Give FIVE factors that undermine the government efforts in controlling public revenue and expenditure in Kenya. (5 mks)

(b). Discuss the ways in which the government controls public revenue and expenditure. (10 mks)

20. (a). Give FIVE challenges that have faced multi - party democracy in Kenya since its inception. (5 mks)

(b). Explain the factors that led to multi - party democracy in Kenya. (10 mks).

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