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Form 4 History and Government Paper 1 Exam Revision Questions and Answers

Form 4 History and Government Paper 1 Exam Revision Questions and Answers.
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Lessons (59)

• 1.    Name two Kenyan communities which are classified as plain Nilotes.
  1m 19s

• 2.    Identify two species of early man whose remains were discovered in Kenya.
  2m 7s

• 3.    Give two natural factors that facilitated contact between the Kenyan coast and the outside world by 1500 AD.
  2m 39s

• 4.    Identify the main reasons why the Mijikenda lived in kayas.
  1m 2s

• 5.    Give two features of the political organizations which were formed in Kenya before 1939.
  3m 58s

• 6.    State the main reason why the British government brought in coolies to construct the railway.
  1m 48s

• 7.    Name the settler farmer who introduced wheat in Kenya during the colonial period.
  1m 1s

• 8.    State the main the main functions of the legislature in Kenya.
  1m 20s

• 9.    Who appoints the provincial commissioners/administrators in Kenya?
  1m 2s

• 10.    State two ways in which village elders can promote law and order in the village.
  1m 34s

• 11.    Name two ex-officio members in the parliament.
  1m 6s

• 12.    What is the main duty of the government chief whip in Kenya’s parliament?
  1m 3s

• 13.    Identify one fundamental principle of the concept of the natural justice.
  1m 43s

• 14.    State two ways in which the Kenyan constitution promotes national unity.
  2m 14s

• 15.    What is the main political change that was introduced in KANU during Limuru conference of 1966?
  2m 17s

• 16.    State two forms of ownership advocated by African socialism in Kenya.
  3m 4s

• 17.    Name one ex-officio member of the local authorities in Kenya.
  0m 59s

• 18.    Give five results of the settlement of the Luo in Kenya during the precolonial period.
  4m 25s

• 19.    Describe the social organization of the Luo during the pre-colonial period.
  4m 44s

• 20.    Why did Seyyid Said transfer his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar in 1840?
  3m 51s

• 21.    What were the effects of long distance trade on the peoples of East Africa?
  8m 21s

• 22.    Explain five reasons why Maasai collaborated with the British.
  7m 1s

• 23.    Discuss the results of the Maasai collaboration of the Maasai with the British.
  6m 12s

• 24.    Identify roles played by women in the struggle for Kenya’s independence.
  5m 2s

• 25.    Explain factors that hastened the achievement of independence in Kenya after 1945.
  7m 57s

• 26.    Give qualification for one to be elected a member of the national assembly in Kenya.
  3m 37s

• 27.    Explain factors that can undermine free and fair election in Kenya.
  5m 40s

• 28.    Identify the basics aims of prison sentence.
  2m 29s

• 29.    Explain problems faced by prison inmates in Kenya.
  4m 11s

• 30.    Give reasons why the Kenyan government prepares an annual national budget.
  4m 30s

• 31.    Discuss the sources of government revenue in Kenya.
  4m 57s

• 32.    State two aspects that may lead to emergence of divisions among people.
  1m 42s

• 33.    Under which circumstances can a court of law restrict freedom of movement?
  2m 3s

• 34.    Name two functions of the religious leaders among Cushitic speakers.
  1m 57s

• 35.    Mention two types of the constitution.
  1m 32s

• 36.    Give two demands of the various groups represented in the first Lancaster House conference.
  3m 7s

• 37.    State two major amendments made to the independence constitution in 1964.
  1m 25s

• 38.    Identify one factor which motivated the rise of nationalism in Kenya.
  1m 58s

• 39.    State main objectives why Europeans established health centres in Kenya.
  2m 29s

• 40.    Mention the aim of the Harambee movement in Kenya.
  2m 10s

• 41.    State any two types of local authorities in Kenya.
  1m 22s

• 42.    What is meant by supplementary estimates?
  1m 49s

• 43.    Name two main sources of external assistance to Kenya.
  1m 22s

• 44.    Give two reasons explaining why Kenya adopted African socialism at independence.
  3m 22s

• 45.    Identify immediate political challenges that Kenya faced at independence.
  2m 31s

• 46.    Give five duties of the council of elders among the Somali.
  3m 42s

• 47.    Explain the main results of migration and settlement of the Abaluhya in western Kenya by 1800 AD.
  4m 22s

• 48.    State five reasons for the coming of Arabs to the Kenyan coast by 1500.
  3m 8s

• 49.    Explain the results of the Indian Ocean trade.
  5m 47s

• 50.    List the role played by Kenya Federation of labour in the struggle for independence.
  4m 15s

• 51.    Discuss the role of Thomas Joseph Mboya in the struggle for independence in Kenya.
  4m 55s

• 52.    Give five ways in which settler farming affected African farming in Kenya.
  4m 47s

• 53.    Discuss settlers’ contribution to the development of agriculture during the colonial period in Kenya.
  4m 26s

• 54.    What are the functions of the national assembly in Kenya?
  4m 56s

• 55.    Identify the duties of the speaker of national assembly in Kenya.
  4m 32s

• 56.    What are the functions of the attorney general in Kenya?
  2m 45s

• 57.    What is the work of secretary to the cabinet?
  2m 48s

• 58.    In which five ways can the Kenyan government ensure that the rule of law is upheld?
  3m 36s

• 59.    Discuss five constitutional changes instituted in Kenya between 1981 and 1992.
  4m 20s