UNEB PLE Social Studies Past Papers Year 2014
1. What basic need is provided by dogs in a home?
2. Name the type of clouds that bring rain.
3. Draw a map of a tree in the space provided below.
4. What safety ware is used by passengers crossing water bodies to protect their lives?
5. Apart from providing water for irrigation, which other way is River Nile important to the Sudanese?
6. Mention any one way in which forests help to reduce the effect of bad weather.
7. Mention the best season for harvesting cotton.
8. Give any one example of a mineral that improves soil fertility.
9. State any one way in which prisons are important to a country.
10. What name is given to a group of people living together?
11.
Name the country whose flag is drawn above.
12. How did F.D clerk contribute to the end of Apartheid rule In South Africa?
13. Give any one service being provided by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
14. State any one economic importance of River Tana to Kenya
15. Mention the first form of currency to be used in East Africa.
16. Mention any one way in which Prince Henry the Navigator was useful to the Portuguese explorers.
17. Name the archeological site in Eastern Uganda where rock paintings are found.
18. Mention any one type of mining used in East Africa.
19. Why was the railway line extended from Kampala to Kasese?
20. Which international organization unites all countries that were colonized by the British?
21. What is citizenship by descent?
22. Name the organization that replaced the League of Nations.
23. State any one way in which the government can preserve cultural information for future generation.
24. Give any one reason why some wild animals are killed in the national game parks.
25. On what type of goods is customs duty charged?
26. Give any one reason why the floor of the rift valley has high temperature.
27. What did the raising of the union Jack Flag in 1894 mean in Uganda?
28. What title is given to the head of the Executive arm of government?
29. Give any one reason why land is the most important resource.
30. State any one way in which competition for sunlight affects trees in the tropical rain forests.
31. Mention any one way in which distance from the equator affects climate in an area.
32. Mention any one way in which the coming of the Nilotes into Uganda was a disadvantage to the Bunyoro-Kitara empire.
33. How is a key different from a title on a map?
34. How does alcoholism cause child abuse in the community?
35. Which country in west Africa was not colonized by Europians?
For each of the questions 36 to 40, answer EITHER the Christian OR the Islamic questions BUT NOT BOTH.
36. EITHER:
According to the Bible , who was sent to earth by God to save the world?
OR
According to the Qur’an, who was sent on earth by Allah as the last messenger?
37. EITHER
Mention any one result of sin
OR
Mention any one result of sin
38. EITHER
Give any one evidence to show that Jesus Christ was the true son of God.
OR
Give any one evidence to show that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a true messenger of Allah.
39. EITHER
Who led the Israelites to the promised land?
OR
Who led the Ban Israel out of Egypt?
40. EITHER
State any one way in which the Holy Spirit appeared to the disciples.
OR
state any one way in which Prophet Muhammad performed Miracles.
SECTION B
41. State any two tradition methods of catching fish in Uganda.
(b)Give any two reasons why modern methods of catching fish are commonly used in Lake Victoria.
42. (a) Name the continent from which Arab traders came.
(b)Give any two reasons why the early Arab traders settled at the coast of East Africa.
(c) State any one way in which the Arabs benefitted from their stay at the coast of East Africa.
43. (a) State any two reasons why the government carries out population census.
(b)Give any two reasons why the slopes of mountain Elgon have a high population.
44. State any two ways through which people show their culture
(b)Give any two reasons why people should promote culture in their area.
45. (a) What title is given to the person heading Bank of Uganda?
(b)Mention any two reasons why Bank of Uganda is important to the government.
(c) Give any one way in which a person benefits from keeping money in a Bank.
46. (a)Give any two causes of the Maji-Maji rebellion in Tnganyika.
(b)State any two ways in which the Maji-Maji rebellion benefitted the people of Tanganyika.
47. Stufy the sketch map of Uganda below and answer the questions that follow.
(a)Name the feature marked with letter
(i)B ………………………………………………………
(II)C …………………………………………………….
(b)Why are many people living around the feature Marked A?
(c)Which mineral is mined in the area marked D?
48. Match and re-write what is in Part A and that in Part B of the table provided in the spaces below.
| A | B |
| Service provider | Services |
| veterinary Officer | produces crop and animal products |
| police officer | buys and sells goods |
| trader | treats animals |
| farmer | keeps law and order |
49. (a)Name any two physical features colonialists used to fix boundaries in East Africa.
(b)Sate any two problems that have been caused by the fixing of boundaries.
50. (a)Mention any two countries in Africa which experience the Mediterranean type of climate.
(b)Name any two crops grown in this type of climate.
For each of the questions 36 to 40, answer EITHER the Christian OR the Islamic questions BUT NOT BOTH.
51. EITHER
(a)What helped Jesus Christ to be successful when he was on earth?
(b)Give three factors that lead people to a successful life today
OR
What helped Prophet Muhammad to be successful when he was on earth?
Mention any three factors that lead people to successful life today
52. EITHER
Name the two materials used in Holy Communion by Christians
why are the above materials important in Christianity?
OR
Give the titles these groups of people acquire after performing the pilgrimage
(i)Male muslims ……………………………………………………
(ii) Female moslems …………………………………………
(b)State any one reason why Muslims visit the tombs of medina
(c)mention any one Holy mosque that moslems visit in pilgrimage
53. EITHER
(a) Who was the husband of Elizabeth?
(b)Mention the message angel Gabriel brought to Elizabeth’s husband.
(c)Why did Elizabeth’s husband doubt the message?
(d)what happened to Elizabeth’s husband when he doubted the message?
OR
(a)who was Hadija’s las husband?
(b)Mention the first message angel Jibril brought to Hadijja’s las husband
(c)why was Hadijja’s last husband filled with fear when the angel appeared to him?
(d)What lesson do you learn from the first message brought to Hadijja’s last husband?
54. EITHER
(a) Name any one of the apostles of Jesus Christ who was closest to him.
(b)Mention any one reason why Jesus Christ had apostles
(c)State any two ways in which a good Christian should behave
OR
(a)Name any one companion of prophet Muhammad who was closest to him
(b)mention any one reason why prophet Muhammad had these companions
(c)state any two ways in which a good muslim should behave.
55. EITHER
(a)what type of religion existed in Africa before the coming of Christianity?
(b)give any two ways in which believers of the religion in (a)above showed that there was life after death
(c)state any one reason why some Christians fear death
OR
(a)what type of religion existed in Africa before the coming of Muslim?
(b)Give any two ways in which believers of the religion in (a) above showed that there was life after death
(c)state any two reasons why some muslims fear death
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