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Nyamira North District Mock - History Paper 2 Question Paper

Nyamira North District Mock - History Paper 2

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
July/August 2010
2 ½ Hours
NYAMIRA NORTH DISTRICT JOINT EVALUATION TEST
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
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. All the answers to the questions must be written on the answer booklet sheet provided.
This paper consists of 4 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 questions from this section.
1. Give two advantages of archeology as a source of history. (2mks)
2. Identify two hunting methods used by early man during the stone age period. (2mks)
3. Give the main reason why drum beats were effectively used at dawn. (1mk)
4. Name one main cash crop that was grown in North America during the Agrarian Revolution.(1mk)
5. Which was the main method of trade in Africa during the pre-colonial period. (1mk)
6. Give two methods used in building the Roman roads in the 18th Century. (2mks)
7. Give two disadvantages of the use of coal as a source of energy. (2mks)
8. State two roles of the Lukiiko in Buganda. (2mks)
9. Name two African leaders who collaborated with European imperialists during the 19th Century. (2mks)
10. Give two benefits enjoyed by the residents of the four communities in Senegal. (2mks)
11. Identify two chartered companies which were used to administer European possessions in Africa. (2mks)
12. Identify the political party which won independence for Ghana in 1957. (1mk)
13. Name the treaty which marked the spheres of influence in East Africa in 1886. (1mk)
14. Identify the immediate cause of the first World War (1914 – 1918). (1mk)
15. Identify one Axis power in the World War II (1939 – 1945) (1mk)
16. Give the main political challenge that the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) has faced since independence. (1mk)
17. Give one main reason why trade union movement was formed in Europe during the 19th Century.
(1mk)
SECTION B – (45 MARKS)
Answer three questions from this section
18. a) What factors favoured the beginning of Agriculture during the new stone age period. (3mks)
b) Explain six factors which promoted plantation farming in Europe during the Agrarian Revolution.
(12mks)
19. a) State three methods that were used to acquire slaves from the interior of Africa during the Trans-Atlantic trade. (3mks)
b) Explain six reasons why the British Parliament made a decision to abolish slave trade by 1807.
(12mks)
20. a) State five objectives of the non-aligned movement. (5mks)
b) Explain the factors that undermine the activities of the non-aligned movement since 1947.(10mks)
21. a) Mention five ways in which President Nyerere of Tanzania assisted the liberation movement in Mozambique. (5mks)
b) Explain five challenges that faced the liberation movement in South Africa during the struggle for majority rule. (10mks)
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two questions in this section
22. a) Describe three characteristics of human rights (3mks)
b) Explain six principles of democracy. (12mks)
23. a) State the importance of international relations. (5mks)
b) Explain five ways through which the United Nations Organizations (UNO) has
attempted to promote world peace and security. (10mks)
24. a) Explain how the powers of an American President are controlled. (7mks)
b) Describe the merit of a federal system of government. (8mks)
END

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