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Nzambani District Mock- History Paper 1 Question Paper

Nzambani District Mock- History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

NAME: ………………………………………………………. INDEX NO: ..…...……………………….
SCHOOL: ……………………………………………………. Candidate’s signature: …………………
Date: …………………………………….
311/1
History and Government
Paper 1
July/August
2 ½ Hours
NZAMBANI DISTRICT JOINT EXAMINATION - 2011
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/1
History and Government
Paper 1
July/August
2 ½ Hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
a) This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
b) Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from
Section C in the answer booklets provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages.
Candidates should check to ensure that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing
SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section
1. Give one division of history. (1 Mark)
2. State two advantages of using Anthropology to collect information on history and government.
(2 Marks)
3. Name two coastal Bantu who are not Mijikenda. (2 Marks)
4. Give two functions of the Oloiboni amongst the Maasai. (2 Marks)
5. State one reason why the Oman rulers delayed occupation of the East Coast after the expulsion of the Portuguese. (1 Mark)
6. Give the reason why the Arabs were considered the most important of the early visitors to the Coast.
(1 Mark)
7. Give two results of Luo resistance to the British occupation of their land. (2 Marks)
8. State one function of the local government in colonial Kenya. (1 Mark)
9. Name the two agreements which partitioned East Africa. (2 Marks)
10. State two roles played by trade unions in the struggle for independence in Kenya. (2 Marks)
11. Give two abuses of harambee. (2 Marks)
12. State one way national language may promote national unity. (1 Mark)
13. Give the function of the security personnel during elections in Kenya. (1 Mark)
14. State the main function of the armed forces in Kenya. (1 Mark)
15. State two aims of prison sentences. (2 Marks)
16. Give one source of revenue for local authorities. (1 Mark)
17. Give one function of the permanent secretary. (1 Mark)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer THREE questions only from this section
18. a) State five social organizations of the Mijikenda. (5 Marks)
b) Explain five economic activities of the Mijikenda in the colonial period. (10 Marks)
19. a) State three reasons why the Portuguese easily defeated the coastal towns. (3 Marks)
b) Explain six reasons for the decline and fall of the Portuguese Eastern Empire. (12 Marks)
20. a) State three initial achievements of the Imperial British East African Company. (3 Marks)
b) Explain six problems that the Imperial British East African Company faced in administering the British sphere of influence. (12 Marks)
21. a) Name three political parties that participated in multi-party elections in Kenya in 1992. (3 Marks)
b) Explain six challenges of multi-party democracy. (12 Marks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer TWO questions only from this section
22. a) State three ways one may acquire citizenship in Kenya. (3 Marks)
b) Explain six conditions foreign nationals must fulfill to acquire citizenship. (12 Marks)
23. a) State three acts which regulate elections in Kenya. (3 Marks)
b) Explain six factors likely to interfere with free and fair elections in Kenya. (12 Marks)
24. a) State three objectives of the local authority service delivery action plan (LASDAP). (3 Marks)
b) Explain six challenges facing local authorities. (12 Marks)

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