RIONDONG’A HIGH SCHOOL
P.O BOX 136-40200, KISII
E-mail: riondongahighschool@gmail.com
TRIAL 1 2024
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
NAME:___________________________________________STREAM:________________
SCHOOL:________________________________________ DATE:___________________
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS.
The paper consists of THREE sections A, B and C
Answer all questions in section A, THREE questions in section B
Answer TWO questions in section C.
FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY.
A B C
1-17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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SECTION A: ANSWER ALL QUESTION. (20 MARKS)
1. State two limitations of using electronics as a source of information on History and
Government. (2mks)
2. State two characteristics of microlithic tools. (2mks)
3. Identify one area in Africa where Agriculture began. (1mk)
4. Identify the earliest method of trade during the Trans-Saharan trade. (1mk)
5. Identify any two early sources of energy. (2mks)
6. State one advantage of using steel over iron during the industrial revolution in Europe.
(1mk)
7. Give the main factor that contributed to the emergence of Johannesburg as a modern
urban centre. (1mk)
8. Give the main reason why golden stool was important in the Asante Empire. (1mk)
9. Identify two methods used by the European powers to acquire colonies in Africa. (2mks)
10. Identify the immediate cause of World War I (1914-18).(1mk)
11. Name the personality behind the use of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria. (1mk)
12. Mention two Germany colonies in west Africa that were placed under the League of
Nations mandate commission after the end of WW1 in 1919 (2mks)
13. Identify one way through which the Europeans maintained peace among themselves
during the partition of Africa. (1mk)
14. Identify two countries in Africa where the cold war was witnessed. (2mks)
15. Identify two military alliances that were formed as a result of cold war. (2mks)
16. State two ways in which members of non-aligned movement maintain neutrality in world
affairs. (2mks)
17. Name the organ of the united Nation that promotes justice in the world. (1mk)
SECTION B: ANSWER ANY 3 QUESTIONS 40 MARKS.
18.a) State three disadvantages of hunting as an economic activity by early human beings.
(3mks)
b) Explain six merits of early Agriculture on people’s way of life. (12mks)
19.a) Identify three roles played by the Tuaregs in the Trans-Saharan trade. (3mks)
b) Explain six social problems faced by the residents of Johannesburg since the end of
apartheid. (12mks)
20.a) Highlight five European activities in Africa during the 19th century. (5mks)
b) (b) Explain FIVE methods that were applied by African nationalists in South Africa to
fight for their freedom. (10mks)
21. (a) Identify THREE early forms of water transport. (3mks)
(b) Describe the organization of the trans-Saharan trade. (12mks)
SECTION C: ANSWER ANY TWO QUESTIONS (30 MARKS)
22.a) State three functions of the Lukiko in the kingdom of Buganda during the pre-colonial
period. (3mks)
b) Explain six factors that led to growth of the Asante Empire by the 19th Century.(12mks)
23.a) Give three reasons why the United States of America did not join the World War I until
1917. (3mks)
b) Explain six problems experienced by the French administration in Senegal. (12mks)
24.a) Name three organs of the united Nation Organization. (3mks)
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b) Explain six achievement of the Non-Aligned movement since its formation. (12mks)
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