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Thika District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Thika District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUST 2010
2 ½ HOURS
THIKA PROVINCIAL SCHOOLS EXAMINATION 2010
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 the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
_ This paper consists of 4 printed pages.
_ Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all pages are
printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
SECTION A - 25 MARKS
Answer all the questions in this section in the answer booklet provided
1. Name one prehistoric site in Kenya. (1mk)
2. Apart from the Nandi, name any other community in Kenya that resisted the British
occupation. (1mk)
3. Identify any Portuguese who led in the expeditions of conquest in East Africa. (1mk)
4. Name two missionaries who worked in Kenya by the 19th century (2mks)
5. Mention one method used to occupy Kenya by the British during the colonial period.
(1mk)
6. Give one term of the second Anglo-German Treaty (Heligoland Treaty) of 1890. (1mk)
7. What was the duty of the colonial secretary during the colonial period? (1mk)
8. Give one reason why the British used indirect rule in Kenya. (1mk)
9. Name the settler farmer who introduced wheat in Kenya during the colonial period. (1mk)
10. State two contributions of Ronald Ngala in Kenya. (2mks)
11. State two economic challenges that Kenya experienced after independence. (2mks)
12. State two factors to consider when forming a constitution. (2mks)
13. Name one way of becoming a Kenyan citizen. (1mk)
14. Name two types of local authorities in Kenya. (2mks)
15. State two types of expenditures in Kenya. (2mks)
16. Apart from the constitution, name any other two sources of Kenyan laws. (2mks)
17. Give two functions of the sergeant at arms. (2mks)
SECTION B - 45 MARKS
Answer any THREE questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
18. (a) Give three reasons for the migrations of the Borana from Ethiopia to
Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (3mks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Borana during the pre-colonial period. (12mks)
19. (a) Give five problems faced by the Omani rulers in East Africa. (5mks)
(b) Explain five effects of long distance trade in Kenya during the 19th century. (10mks)
20. (a) Identify three recommendations of Fraser Commission Report of 1908 in education.
(3mks)
(b) Explain six effects of the construction of Kenya-Uganda Railway. (12mks)
21. (a) Identify five problems faced by independent churches and schools during the colonial period in Kenya. (5mks)
(b)What are the factors that led to the formation of political organizations after 1945 in
Kenya. (10mks)
SECTION C: - 30 MARKS
Answer any TWO questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
22. (a) Identify five factors that undermine free and fair elections in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five roles of the Electoral Commission of Kenya. (10mks)
23. (a) Identify three basic aims of prison sentence. (3mks)
(b) What measures have been taken by the government to improve the conditions of prisons in
Kenya? (12mks)
24. (a) State five ways in which conflicts can be prevented in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain the contributions of Harambee to the National Development in Kenya. (10mks)

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