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311/1 History And Government Paper 1 June 2017 Question Paper

311/1 History And Government Paper 1 June 2017

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2017

311/1
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1
JUNE 2017
2/1/2 Hours

GATA JOINT EVALUATION
EXAMINATION
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 1

Instructions to candidates
(a) This paper consists of three sections: A, B, and C.
(b) Answer all the questions in section A, three questions from section B and two questions from section C.
(c) Answers to all the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.
(d) This paper consists of three printed pages
(e) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Attempt ALL the questions in this section.
1. Give two economic reasons why the Cushites migrated from their original homeland into Kenya. (2mks)
2. Give the main reason that led to the decline of the Gedi in the 15th Century. (1mk)
3. Identify one way in which a Kenyan citizen can participate in the democratisation process. (1mk)
4. Identify two ways in which education promotes national unity in Kenya. (2mks)
5. State one factor to consider when forming a constitution. (1mk)
6. Mention one principle of democracy. (1mk)
7. State two terms of the Anglo-German agreement of 1890. (2mks)
8. Identify two social effects of colonial rule to the Africans in Kenya. (2mks)
9. State one reason why Africans in Kenya were not allowed to grow cash crops up to 1939. (1mk)
10. Apart from Kenya African National Union (KANU) name two other political parties formed in Kenya between 1960 and 1963. (2mks)
11. Who formed KPU in 1966? (1mk)
12. What is the composition of the executive Arm of Government in Kenya? (2mks)
13. Identify one national philosophy adopted at independence to promote social justice in Kenya. (1mk)
14. State two factors that led to the introduction of multi-party democracy in Kenya in 1992. (2mks)
15. Who are the members of a County’s executive committee? (2mks)
16. Who elects a governor in Kenya? (1mk)
17. Identify one principle that guides public finance in the Kenyan Constitution.(1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions in this section.
18. (a) Identify three communities that form the Western Bantu group in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Describe the political organisation of the Agikuyu during the pre-colonial period in Kenya. (12mks)

19. (a) Give three characteristics of the culture of the Coastal city states in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six effects of slave trade on the Africans up to 1900. (12mks)

20. (a) State three factors which facilitated settler farming during the colonial period. (3mks)
(b) Explain six impacts of colonial land policies in Kenya during the colonial period. (12mks)

21. (a) Identify three education commissions formed after independence in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain the challenges faced by the health sector in Kenya today.
(12mks)

SECTION C (30 marks)
Answer any two questions in this section.
22. (a) Identify three limitations of freedom of expression in Kenya. (3mks)
(b) Explain six rights of an accused person in Kenya. (12mks)

23. (a) Identify three aspects of democracy. (3mks)
(b) Explain six functions of the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission (KNHREC) in Kenya. (12mks)

24. (a) Identify five types of indirect taxes in Kenya. (5mks)
(b)Explain five principles of public finance in Kenya. (10mks)

311/1 History And Government Paper 1 June 2017 Question Paper

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