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Nandi North District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Nandi North District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2007

Name………………………………………………… Index No. …………………….
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311/2
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY / AUG. 2007
2 ½ HOURS
NANDI NORTH DISTRICT MOCK EXAMINATION-2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/2
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
JULY / AUG. 2007
2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• This paper consists of THREE sections A, B and C.
• Answer ALL the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two
questions from section C.
• Answers to all the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 4 printed pages.
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated
and no questions are missing
SECTION A
Answer all the questions
1. What was the name given to the tools used in the second phase of old stone Age? (1mk)
2. Give two limitations of using electronics as a source of information in History and Government.
(2mks)
3. Name the form of writing that developed in Egypt as a result of the development of early agriculture.
(2mks)
4. Name any two major trade centres along the Trans-Saharan trade routes. (2mks)
5. Name the person who discovered the source of electrical energy by inventing the electrical dynamo
(1mk)
6. Identify two ways in which poverty is an obstacle to industrialization in the third world countries.
(2mks)
7. State two roles of the Lukiiko. (2mks)
8. In what way did USA assist West Germany recover from economic depression at the end of World War
II. (1mk)
9. Identify one early metal that was used in Africa. (1mk)
10. Identify two roles of religion in the Chimurenga uprising of 1896 – 1897. (2mks)
11. Give two types of Nationalism in South Africa in the 20th Century. (2mks)
12. Identify two political parties that participated in Ghana’s struggle for independence.
(2mks)
13. State two achievements of the revived East African Community. (2mks)
14. Identify two ways one can become a member of the House of Lords in Britain. (2mks)
15. Give one characteristic of the cold war. (1mk)
SECTION B ( 45 MARKS)
Answer any THREE questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
16. a) In what ways has the study of history benefited us. (8mks)
b) What problems face archaeologists in their work of rewriting history using unwritten sources?
(7mks)
17. a) State five factors that led to the abolition of slave trade. (5mks)
b) Discuss five economic consequences of the Trans-Atlantic trade on the people of West Coast of
Africa. (10mks)
18. a) Give three advantages of the use of the bicycle as a mode of transport. (3mks)
b) Explain the importance of space exploration to man. (12mks)
19. a) identify five problems encountered by nationalists in South Africa. (5mks)
b) What factors promoted African Nationalism after 1945. (10mks)
SECTION C ( 30 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions from this section in the Answer Booklet provided
20. a) Outline five features of direct rule in Zimbabwe. (5mks)
b) Explain the problems associated with indirect rule system of government. (10mks)
21. a) Name three countries which formed the triple Entete before the outbreak of the First World War.
(3mks)
b) Explain six failures of the League of Nations. (12mks)
22. a) How has Non-Aligned movement influenced world politics. (5mks)
b) Explain five ways the commonwealth member countries have benefited from the organization.
(10mks)

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