History and Government Paper 1 Question Paper
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 25
History and Government Paper 1
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in this sectionWhat is social History?
1 marks
Name two archeological sites in Kenya where remains of Kenyapithecus were found. (2mks)
2 marks
Name two groups of people that are part of the Mijikenda.
2 marks
Give the major dispersal point of Eastern Bantu’s in Kenya.
3 marks
State two religions functions that were performed by Orkoyoit among the Nandi.
2 marks
State two factors which enabled the Arabs to come to the Kenyan Coast before 1500A.D.
2 marks
Name one community in Kenya which played a leading role in the long distance trade.
2 marks
Name the document which contains the rights of citizens in Kenya.
2 marks
Give one way through which education in Kenya has promoted national unity.
1 marks
State one way in which the Kenyan constitution guarantees the rule of law.
1 marks
Name the political party that was formed by Oginga Odinga after falling out with the Government of Jomo Kenyatta.
1 marks
. Give two reasons why Britain used the Imperial British East Africa Company to administer Kenya.
1 marks
State two duties of the British Governor during the colonial period.
2 marks
Identify two factors that enabled the white settlers to establish farms in the Kenya Highlands during the colonial period.
2 marks
. State one reason why the independent churches movement started in Kenya during the nineteenth century.
1 marks
Name one political leader from Western Kenya who was detained alongside Jomo Kenyatta after a state of emergency was declared in 1952.
1 marks
. State two factors that may undermine the effectiveness of the traffic police in Kenya.
2 marks
SECTION B: (45 Marks)
Answer three questions in this sectiona) Give five reasons which led to the migration of the cushites from their original homeland into Kenya during the pre-colonial period.
b) Explain five social effects of the expansion of the Luo into western Kenya
15 marks
. a) Give five reasons why Christian missionaries established mission stations in Kenya.
b) Explain five factors which led to the decline of the Coastal towns after 1500.
15 marks
. a) Give five political political reasons that led to the colonization of Kenya by the British during the 19th century.
b) Explain five effects of land alienation during the colonial period.
15 marks
a) State five problems that were encountered by early political organizations in Kenya up to 1939.
b) Explain five reasons why the Mau Mau movement lasted for a time.
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two questions from this section. a) Give five values of good citizenship in Kenya.
b) Explain five factors that have promoted national unity in Kenya.
15 marks
. a) State five requirements in the constitution making process in Kenya.
b) Explain the procedures followed before a bill becomes law in Kenya.
15 marks
a) Give five roles of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in Kenya.
b) Explain five factors that may interfere with free and fair elections in Kenya.
15 marks