History and Government Paper 1 Question Paper
2015 KCSE Murang'a South Mock
History and Government Paper 1
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer all questions in the section.Identify one main source of History and Government of the Kenyan communities during the pre colonial period.
1 marks
Name two groups of people that form the Coastal Bantu of Kenya.
2 marks
Name one Kenyan community that had a centralized form of government in the pre-colonial period.
1 marks
Give two crops that were introduced by the Portuguese at the East African Coast.
2 marks
State two terms of the Anglo-German agreement of 1886.
2 marks
Define dual citizenship.
1 marks
Identify the main grievance of Ukamba Members Association.
1 marks
Identify two Kenyan communities that showed mixed reactions against colonial invasion.
2 marks
Mention the woman who led the Agiriama resistance.
1 marks
State two reasons why Africans in Kenya were denied the right to grow cash crops during the colonial period?
2 marks
Give two demands of African Elected Members Organization (A.E.M.O).
2 marks
Who introduced dairy farming in Kenya?
1 marks
What was the main ideological difference between KANU and KADU before independence in 1963?
1 marks
Give the main function of Parliament in Kenya.
1 marks
State the two levels of government in Kenya today.
1 marks
Identify the constitutional amendment that reverted Kenya to a multi-party state.
1 marks
Mention two types of funds in which government revenue is deposited.
2 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.(a) State five reasons for the migration of the Nilotes. (5marks)
(b) Describe the social organization of the Maasai. (10marks)
15 marks
(a) Mention five characteristics of Coastal towns by 1500 AD. (5marks)
(b) Explain five results of plantation agriculture in the East African Coast by Seyyid Said. (10marks)
15 marks
(a) Outline five ways used by the colonial government to provide labour for the settler farmers. (5marks)
(b) Explain five effects of colonial land policies. (10marks)
15 marks
(a) Identify three methods used by African nationalists in their struggle for Independence. (3marks)
(b) Explain six effects of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. (12marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions in this section(a) State five functions of Kenya correctional facilities. (5marks)
(b) Explain five factors that undermine the administration of justice in Kenya. (10marks)
15 marks
(a) Give three political causes of conflicts. (3marks)
(b) Explain six ways through which education fosters National Unity. (12marks)
15 marks
(a) What is the composition of the County Assembly? (3marks)
(b) Describe six challenges facing devolution in Kenya today. (12marks)
15 marks