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Bomet/Chepalungu Districts M-Cats 2010 History Paper 1 Question Paper

Bomet/Chepalungu Districts M-Cats 2010 History Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2010

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUAST 2010
TIME: 2½HOURS

BOMET/CHEPALUNGU DISTRICTS M-CATS 2010
KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JULY/AUGUAST 2010

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This paper consists of three sections A, B and C
Answer ALL questions in section A
Answer THREE questions in section B
Answer TWO questions section C

SECTION A (25MKS)
Answer all questions in this section
1.What is pre-history.(1mk)
2.Identify two forms of early manuscripts used as sources of information in history and government. (2mks)
3.Name two communities in Kenya which belong to the coastal Bantus. (2mks)
4.Identify the first missionary station in Kenya established by the church missionary society.(1mk)
5.Name two European countries that rivaled the Portuguese for the control of the Kenyan coastal trade in the 17th century.(2mks)
6.Name the legal document in which the rights of the child are contained. (1mk)
7.Identify two communities which offered mixed reactions to the British during the scramble and partition of Kenyaa. (2mks)
8.State the incident which led to the declaration of the state of emergency in October 1952in kenya .
9.Give the main reason why the British introduced the Kipande system in Kenya during the colonial period. (1mk)
10.State two factors that facilitated the development of urban centers in pre-colonial Kenya along the long distance trade routes. (2mks)
11.Identify two roles played by Harry Thuku in promoting the interests of the East Africa association. (2mks)
12.Identify one pillar of the Nyayo philosophy (1mk)
13.What was the main political change that was introduced by KANU during the Limuru conference of 1966. (1mk)
14.State the main problem likely to hinder Kenya’s realization of vision 2030. (1mk)
15.Give one way in which the Kenyan constitution promotes national unity. (1mk)
16.State one way in which parliament in Kenya plays its terminative role. (1mk)
17.Identify one special tribunal in Kenya (1mk)
18.State one level of conflict that can occur in Kenya (1mk)
19.State one class of prison in Kenya that handles offenders who have committed serious crimes (1mk)

SECTION B (45MKS)
Answer only THREE questions in this section
20.
(a) State five factors that led to the defeat of East African coastal city states by the Portuguese in1500 AD. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors that led to the development of long distance trade in Kenya in pre-colonial period (10mks)

21.
(a) State five reasons why the British used indirect rule in the administration of colonial Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five factors which promoted the growth of African nationalism in Kenya between
1945 and 1963. (10mks)

22.
( a) State the result of Wanga collaboration with the British during the scramble and partition of Kenya (7mks)
(b) In what four ways did the Agiriama community resist the British invasion and occupation of Kenya (8mks)
23.
( a) Identify five features of settler agriculture in Kenya during the colonial period. (5mks)
(b) Explain five methods used by the colonial government to ensure Africans in Kenya provided labour. (10mks)

SECTION C (30MKS)
Answer only two questions in this section
24.
( a) Under the Right to protection of the law, identify the rights that a suspected criminal in Kenya is entitled to. (5mks)
(b) Explain five reasons why National integration is important (10mks)

25.
(a) What are the functions of the Armed Force in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five challenges undermining the work of the Kenyan police. (10mks)

26.
( a) State five duties of the Attorney General in public prosecution in Kenya. (5mks)
(b) Explain five ways on how the Central Government control the city councils in Kenya (10 mks)

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