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Kakamega North District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Kakamega North District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

311/2
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER2
JULY/AUGUST 2011
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.)
History & Government
Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES:-
• This paper consists of three sections; A, B, & C
• Answer all questions in section A, three questions in section B and any two questions in section C.
• Answers to all questions must be written in the separate sheets provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that both pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are
missing.
SECTION A
Answer all questions in this section
1. Name the two types of monarchial government. (2mks)
2. Identify any two species of the hominid Australopithecus. (2mks)
3. Why did the Portuguese built fort Jesus on the coast of East Africa?
4. Who is credited with experimenting and development of animal husbandry during the Agrarian
Revolution in Britain? (1mk)
5. Differentiate the two terms, assimilation and association. (3mks)
6. Give two factors which influenced the development of urban centres in Greece. (2mks)
7. Give one importance of Odwira festival in ancient kingdom of Ashanti. (1mk)
8. State two ways through which a person may become a member of parliament in Britain. (2mks)
9. State the main reason why the international bank for reconstruction and development (IBRD) was
formed in laces. (1mk)
10. Give two methods used by Nationalists in Ghana in their struggle for independence. (2mks)
11. Identify two factors that led to the abolition of slave trade in the 19th century. (2mks)
12. Name two theories used to help explain the origin and spread of iron working in Africa. (2mks)
13. Define the term Pan-Africanism. (2mks)
14. Identify any one weapon used during the cold war. (1mk)
SECTION B
Answer any three questions from this section.
15. (a) Give three reasons that led o domestication of animals. (3mks)
(b) What was the result of the development of early agriculture in Mesopotamia? (12mks)
16. (a) Give three factors which should be considered when sending a message. (3mks)
(b) Explain six limitations of traditions means of communication. (12mks)
17. (a) Name three colonies in North Africa which were colonized by France during the 19th century.
(b) Explain six reforms that were introduced by the German administration after the Majimaji
uprising. (12mks)
18. (a) State five ways in which the Tuaregs contributed to the development of the Trans-Saharan trade.
(5mks)
(b) Describe how the Trans-Saharan trade led to the development of kingdoms in the Western Sudan.
(10mks)
SECTION C
Answer any two questions from this section from this section
19. (a) Give three highlights of the Arusha declaration. (3mks)
(b) Explain six economic challenges which Tanzania has faced since independence. (12mks)
20. (a) Apart from English and French, name three other official languages used at UN fora. (3mks)
(b) Discuss six problems facing the United Nations in its efforts to maintain world peace. (12mks)
21. (a) Why did Britain and France adopt the policy of appeasement after the First World War. (3mks)
(b) Describe the results of the Second World War. (12mks)

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