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2015 KCSE Cross Country Mock

History and Government Paper 1

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section
1.

Name one branch of History

1 marks

2.

Give the name of the council of elders among the Agikuyu.

1 marks

3.

State the first settlement area of the Luo during their migration from Sudan.

1 marks

4.

Give two reasons why independent churches were established in Kenya during the colonial period.

2 marks

5.

State one reason why missionaries came to East Africa

1 marks

6.

Identify the constitutional change that increased the number of African members to
the Legislative council in Kenya in 1987.

1 marks

7.

Identify one Asian who took part in the struggle for independence in Kenya.

1 marks

8.

State one feature of the constitution which was drawn during the second Lancaster
house conference in 1962.

2 marks

9.

Give two reasons why Africans were not given academic education during the colonial period

2 marks

10.

Identify two functions of the Attorney General in Kenya

2 marks

11.

State two advantages of the promotion of culture in Kenya

2 marks

12.

Identify two conditions that one must fulfill in order to be eligible for election as the
president in Kenya.

2 marks

13.

State two roles of the Judiciary in Kenya.

2 marks

14.

Give two roles played by the ruling party in Kenya.

2 marks

15.

Give two symbols of National unity in Kenya

2 marks

16.

Give one reason that can make a registered person loose citizenship in Kenya

1 marks

17.

Give one type of Human rights.

1 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer any THREE questions in this section in the answer sheet provided.
18.

(a) Outline five reasons for the migration of the Luo from their original homeland. (5 marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Somali during the pre-colonial period.(10 marks)

15 marks

19.

(a) State three political reasons why the British were interested in Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six problems faced by the Imperial British East Africa Company in Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

20.

(a) Identify three crops grown by the White settlers in colonial Kenya. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six negative effects of urbanization in colonial Kenya. (12 marks)

15 marks

21.

(a) Outline three achievements of the Kenya African Union. (3 marks)
(b) Describe six effects of Mau Mau. (12 marks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer any TWO questions in this section in the answer sheet provided.
22.

(a) Give three ways by which one can become a Kenyan citizen by registration (3 marks)
(b) Explain six factors that promote national integration in Kenya (12 mks)

15 marks

23.

(a) State three characteristics of a good constitution (3 marks)
(b) Describe the advantages of Democracy (12 mks)

15 marks

24.

(a) What is the composition of the cabinet in Kenya (3 marks)
(b) Explain six functions of the Cabinet Secretaries (12 mks)

15 marks

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