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Nandi Central District - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Nandi Central District - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

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311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
NANDI CENTRAL DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION TEST – 2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 1
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
Instructions to candidates.
1. This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B and C
2. Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from section C.
3. Answers to all questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to
Ensure that all the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
SECTION A ( 25 Marks)
Answer all the questions from this section.
1. Give two factors that contributed to the migration of the Somali. (2mks)
2. Which among the Luo migratory groups regard their first settlement area in Sigoma. (1mk)
3. Name the existing written documentary before the 19th centaury that possessed the first map of Africa. (1mk)
4. Mention any two European powers who rivailed the Portuguese control of the east African coast.
(2mks)
5. Identify any of the three main routes that linked the east African coast and the interior. (1mk)
6. Give two elements of a good citizen of Kenya. (2mks)
7. Give any three economic rights of a citizen in Kenya. (3mks)
8. Mention any three bodies that were either created or granted more powers by the independence constitution. (3mks)
9. State two levels of conflicts. (2mks)
10. What were the terms of the 1911 maasai agreement. (1mk)
11. Give the main reason that led to the establishment of District Advisory committees during colonial administration. (1mk)
12. Name the political organization that was later renamed the east African association. (1mk)
13. Mention two immediate achievements of the coast African association. (2mks)
14. Which title is bestowed on an election official who is in charge of elections in a constituency?
(1mk)
15. Who are usually referred to as members of the “Disciplined service”. (1mk)
16. What was the main objective of GEMA in the “Change the constitution” campaign in 1975. (1mk)
17. Name the local authority charged with administering rural areas in Kenya. (1mk)
SECTION B (30MKS)
Answer any two question from this section.
18. (a) State the significance of circumcision to a male child in the Ameru community. (5mks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Borana during the pre-colonial period. (10mks)
19. (a) Mention three factors that led to the increased slave trade along the east African coast during the 17th century. (3mks)
(b) Explain the effects the trade in slaves had on the Africans. (12mks)
20. (a) Why did Nabongo Mumia of the Wanga collaborated with the British during colonial period.
(7mks)
(b) Explain how the Wanga collaboration with the British benefited them. (8mks)
21. (a) What enabled the mau mau to have a protracted war against the British. (5mks)
(b) State the political contributions of Oginga Odinga to the struggle for independence in kenya.
(10mks)
SECTION C (30MKS).
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) State any five merits of democracy. (5mks)
(b) Clearly explain the limitations of democracy. (10mks)
23. (a) Why are elections carried out in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Describe the functions of the civil service. (10mks)
24. (a) State five functions of the attorney general. (5mks)
(b) Explain why the government of Kenya prepares the national budget every year. (10mks)
END

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