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History And Government Paper Two-Butere District Question Paper

History And Government Paper Two-Butere District

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Exam Year:2010

NAME………………………………………………………. INDEX NO……………………..

311/2
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
JULY / AUGUST - 2010
Time: 2 ½ Hours

BUTERE DISTRICT JOINT EXAMINATION - 2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)

HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
Paper 2
JULY / AUGUST - 2010
Time: 2 ½ Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• This paper consists of THREE sections A , B and C
• Answer ALL the questions in Section A, THREE questions from section B and TWO questions in section C
• Answers to ALL the 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
pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing

SECTION A (25MKS)
Answer ALL questions in this section

1. Identify two un — written sources of information in history and government. (2mks)
2. State two ways how the study of history and government is important to a learner. (2mks)
3. Give the main reason why Africa is regarded as the “Cradle of mankind’ (1mk)
4. Identify two developments made by early man during the middle stone age. (2mks)
5. Identify one main way through which the discovery of the wheel boosted early Agriculture in
Mesopotamia. (1mk)
6. State two iron theories in Africa (2mks)
7. Identify the main contribution of the Wright brother’s in the field of transport. (1mk)
8. State one major trade commodity from Taghaza in the Trans - Saharan trade. (1mk)
9. State two disadvantages of verbal communication as away of passing information in the
past (2mks)
10. Mention one Non — diplomatic method used by Europeans to acquire colonies in Africa (lmk)
11. Identify one major factor that dictated the application of direct rule by the British in Africa (lmk)
12. Mention two political parties involved in the struggle for independence in Ghana. (2mks)
13. State two merits of federal system of government. (2mks)
14. Give the main reason behind the formation of North Atlantic Treaty organization. (NATO) (1mk)
15. Identify two factors that marked the cold war. (2mks)
16. Outline two major economic challenges facing African states since independence (2mks)

SECTION B (45MKS)
Answer THREE questions from this section.

17. a) State three results of space exploration (3mks)
b) Explain six demerits of messengers as a means of passing information. (l2mks)
18. a) State three roles played by the Takshifs in the Trans — Saharan trade (3mks)
b) Explain six factors that facilitated the development of the Trans — Saharan trade. (l2mks)
19. a) State three reasons for Lewanika’s collaboration with the British (3mks)
b) Explain six results of the Buganda agreement of 1900 (l2mks)
20. a) Identify three leading Nationalists of South Africa after the 1952 (3mks)
b) Discuss six methods used by Nationalists in South Africa in their struggle for independence.
(l2mks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any TWO questions

21. a) State three economic results of the Second World War. (3mks)
b) Discuss the causes of the Second World War (12mks)
22 a) What were the aims of the first Pan- African Conference of 1900? (3mks)
b) Discuss challenges faced by Pan- African movement (l2mks)
23 a) State five functions of political parties in the U. S. A (5mks)
c) Explain ways through which the conduct of a president is checked in U.S.A (l0mks)

History And Government Paper Two-Butere District Question Paper

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