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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 26

History and Government Paper 2

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all the questions in this section
1.

Give one contribution of archeology in the study of History.

1 marks

2.

State two distinct features of Homo erectus

2 marks

3.

Identify one use of bronze in Benin

1 marks

4.

Identify one area in Africa where agriculture begun.

1 marks

5.

State one advantage of using petroleum as a source of energy.

1 marks

6.

Give two results of the invention of the wheel in Mesopotamia.

2 marks

7.

Identify two disadvantages of silent trade.

2 marks

8.

State two factors which undermined company rule in Africa during the 19th century

2 marks

9.

State two inventions that improved textile manufacturing industry in Britain in the 19th century. (2mks)

2 marks

10.

Give the main reason why the Berlin conference was convened in 1884

1 marks

11.

. State two privileges enjoyed by the assimilated Africans in the four French communes in Senegal. .

2 marks

12.

What incident sparked off the First World War?

1 marks

13.

What was the main contribution of religion in the Maji Maji uprising of (1905 -1907) against Germany rule in Southern Tanganyika

1 marks

14.

Name two nationalist parties that fought for independence in Mozambique.

2 marks

15.

Identify one factor that led to the end of the cold war in Europe

1 marks

16.

State two ways through which a person becomes a member of parliament in Britain.

2 marks

17.

. Mention two characteristics of the commonwealth countries

2 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer any three questions from this section
18.

. a) State five factors which led to the development of early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (5mks)

b) Explain five effects of Agrarian Revolution in Western Europe. (10mks)

15 marks

19.

a) Identify five advantages of space exploration. (5mks)

b) Explain five economic effects of modern road transport. (10mks)

15 marks

20.

a) State three causes of nationalism in South Africa. (3mks)

b) Explain six problems faced by African nationalists in South Africa in their struggle for independence.

15 marks

21.

a) Give five reasons why Lobengula was defeated by the British in the Ndebele war of 1893. (5mks)

b) Explain five effects of the British direct rule in Zimbabwe. (10mks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer any two questions from this section
22.

a) State five factors that facilitated the growth of the Asante Kingdom during the precolonial period. (5mks)

b) Describe the social organization of the Asante kingdom. (10mks)

15 marks

23.

. a) State three objectives of Arusha declaration of 1967 in Tanzania. (3mks)

b) Explain six economic challenges which Tanzania has faced since independence. (12mks)

15 marks

24.

a) State five constitutional powers of the president of India. (5mks)

b) Explain five advantages of the federal system of Government in the United States of America (USA).

15 marks

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