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Gatundu District Mock - History Paper 1 Question Paper

Gatundu District Mock - History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

NAME……………………………………………………….. INDEX NO………………..
311/1
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
PAPER ONE
JULY/AUGUST 2010
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
FORM FOUR EVALUATION EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
- This paper consists of THREE sections: A, B & C.
- Answer LL questions in A, three in B and two questions from section C.
- Answers to all questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
SECTION A(25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.
1. Identify two sources of information which Historians use to write the History of Kenya. (2 marks)
2. Name the remaining Southern Cushitic speakers in Kenya. (1 mark)
3. Name two communities in Kenya that belong to the Coastal Bantu. (2 marks)
4. State two ways in which the Agikuyu and the Maasai interacted during the pre-colonial period.
(2 marks)
5. Mention two economic benefits of Oman rule along the Kenyan Coast during the 19th Century
(2 marks)
6. Give the main reason that led to the decline of Gedi in the 15th Century. (1 mark)
7. Identify one way in which a Kenyan Citizen can participate in the democratisation process. (1 mark)
8. Mention one reform resulting from Lyellton constitution of 1954. ( 1 mark)
9. Mention the amendment made in the Kenyan Constitution that reverted the country back to a multiparty
state. ( 1 mark)
10. Identify one reason that made Nabongo Mumia of Wanga to collaborate with the British.
( 1 mark)
11. State two problems that imperial British East African Company faced in administering. (2 marks)
12. Give the MAIN reason why the British were able to conquer Kenyan Communities during the 19th
Century. (1 mark)
13. Give two reasons why Africans were opposed to colonial rule (2 marks)
14. Give one reason why Africans were denied equal educational opportunities with other races during
the colonial period. (1 mark)
15. State two terms of Anglo-German Agreement of 1880. (2 marks)
16. Give the MAIN role of opposition political parties in Kenya. (1 mark)
17. Identify the main source of government revenue in Kenya. (1 mark)
18. Name any one officer of Municipal Council appointed by Public Service Commission. (1 mark)
SECTION B: (45 MARKS)
Answer any THREE questions in this section in the answer booklet provided.
19. a) Why did the Bantu migrate from the Coastal Settlement at Shungwaya in the 16th Century?.
(5 marks)
b)Describe the political organisation of the Abaluhya during the pre-colonial period. (10 marks)
20. a) State three methods which were used by colonial government to acquire land for European
settlement. (3 marks)
b) Apart from providing settlers with land, state six other ways through which the colonial
government promoted settler agriculture in Kenya. (12 marks)
21. a) State five methods which were used by African nationalists in Kenya during the struggle for
independence. (5 marks)
b) Explain five factors that promoted the growth of Nationalist activities in Kenya between
1945 – 1963. (10 marks)
22. a) Apart from Kenya African National Union (KANU) name three other political parties formed in
Kenya between 1960 – 1963. (3 marks)
b) Explain the contribution of Daniel Arap Moi in the struggle for independence. (12 marks)
SECTION C: (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
23. a) State five factors that promote national unity in Kenya. (5 marks)
b) Explain five methods of conflict resolution. (10 marks)
24. a) State three duties of a returning officer during an election in Kenya. (3 marks)
b) Explain the factors that are likely to interfere with free and fair elections in Kenya. (12 marks)
25. a) Name three types of local authorities in Kenya. (3 marks)
b) Explain the services offered by local authorities in Kenya. (12 marks)

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