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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 20

History and Government Paper 1

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions from this section on the answer sheets provided.
1.

State TWO examples of oral traditions.

2 marks

2.

State the MAIN reasons why the bantu migrated from Shungwaya.

1 marks

3.

Name ONE community in Kenya that had a centralized system of government.

1 marks

4.

Give TWO reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus.

2 marks

5.

Identify TWO African cultural practices that were condemned by Christian missionaries.

2 marks

6.

State TWO ways in which the Maasai benefited from their collaboration with the British .

2 marks

7.

Name TWO groups that provided education in colonial Kenya.

2 marks

8.

State TWO main causes of the differences between KANU and KADU before independence.

2 marks

9.

State TWO ways in which Harambee has promoted education in Kenya.

2 marks

10.

Give TWO reasons why an aspiring candidate for a parliamentary seat in Kenya must be nominated by a political party.

2 marks

11.

State TWO conditions which must be satisfied in order to be registered as a Kenyan citizen.

2 marks

12.

Name TWO Commissions that were set up to investigate 2007 Post election violence in Kenya.

2 marks

13.

Identify TWO types of Democracy.

2 marks

14.

Define the term Devolved government.

1 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided.
15.

a) State FIVE effects of the migration of the Borana. (5mks)

b) Describe the political organization of the Maasai in the pre-colonial period. (10mks)

15 marks

16.

a) State THREE roles played by Mekatilili Wa Menza in the Agiriama resistance. (3mks)

b) Explain six factors that enabled the Nandi to offer a protracted resistance against the British. (12mks)

15 marks

17.

a) What were the terms of the Devonshire White paper of 1923. (5mks)

b) Explain FIVE positive effects of urbanization during the colonial rule in Kenya. (10mks)

15 marks

18.

a) Identify THREE Arab dynasties that ruled East African Coastal city states in the 16th century. (3mks)

b) Explain SIX features of early political organizations in Kenya up to 1939. (12mks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer any TWO questions from this section
19.

a) Identify THREE occasions when National Anthem is sung. (3mks)

b) Explain SIX factors that limit national unity in Kenya. (12mks)

15 marks

20.

a) State FIVE objectives of sentencing a person who has broken the law. (5mks)

b) Explain functions of the Kenya Defence Forces. (10mks)

15 marks

21.

a) State THREE qualifications for one to be registered as a voter under the new constitution 2010. (3mks)

b) Explain SIX functions the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission of Kenya. (12mks)

15 marks

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