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History And Government Paper 1 Question Paper

History And Government Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

KEBUGAMU JOINT EXAMINATION
HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PP1.

INSTRUCTIONS:
- THIS PAPER CONSIST OF THREE SECTIONS A, B AND C.
- ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN SECTION A.
- THREE QUESTIONS FROM SECTION B.
- TWO QUESTIONS FROM SECTION C.

SECTION A (25 MKS):

1. Give TWO methods of dating historical information. (2 mks)

2. Give ONE economic reason for the migration of the cushites from their original homeland to Kenya during the pre-colonial period. (1 mk)

3. Name TWO sub-tribes of the Mijikenda. (2 mks)

4. Name TWO religious functions of the Oloibon among the Maasai during the pre-colonial period. (2 mks)

5. What TWO natural factors which enabled people from the outside world to visit Kenyan coast by 1500 A.D? (2 mks)

6. Mention ONE circumstance that can lead to revocation of Kenya citizenship. (1 mk)

7. Identify ONE class of human rights. (1 mk)

8. Give any ONE principle of democracy. (1 mk)

9. Give TWO objectives of the local native council established by the British from 1924. (2 mks)

10. Give TWO ways in which Africans in Kenya benefited from the Devenshire white paper of 1923. (2 mks)

11. State TWO features of the political associations that were formed in Kenya between 1920 and 1939. (2 mks)

12. Give ONE demand made by the African Elected Member's Organisation (AMEO) during the struggle for independence in Kenya. (1 mk)

13. Identify ONE political challenge the former president Moist experienced during his era between 1982 and 1991. (1 mks)

14. Give the main functions of the Kenya defense force. (1 mks)

15. Identify one national philosophy used as a development strategy in Kenya.(1 mk)

16. Identify the political event that threatened the political stability of Kenya in 2007. (1 mk)

SECTION B (45 mks).
ANSWER ANY THREE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

17.a) Identify THREE ways of interaction between the communities. (3 mks)

(b) Describe the political organization of the Ameru in Kenya during the pre-Colo period. (12 mks)

18.a) Give FIVE characteristics of the coastal towns. (5 mks)

(b) Explain FIVE factors which led to the decline of the coastal settlements between 1500 and 1700. (10 mks)

19.a) Give FIVE reasons for the rise of independent churches and schools in Kenya. (5 mks)

(b) Explain the factors that Promoted the struggle for independence in Kenya. (5 mks)

20.a) Give reasons why the Colo Government used IBEA company. (5 mks)

(b) Explain FIVE reasons that led to the failure of IBEA company. (10 mks)

SECTION C
ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION.

21.a) Give THREE reasons why National Integration is important in Kenya.(3 mks)
(b) Explain the factors that limits National Unity in Kenya. (12 mks)

22.a) Identify THREE aspects of democracy. (3 mks)

(b) Explain SIX electoral malpractices that are a threat to democracy. (12 mks)

23.a) Name the THREE pillars which forms the foundation of the Nyayo philosophy. (3 mks)
(b) Explain SIX roles of the National Philosophies in promoting Kenya's development since independence. (12 mks)

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