KNEC KCSE History and Government Paper 2 – 2014 Cross Country Mock
2014 Cross Country Mock
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Attempt ALL the questions in this section
State one disadvantage a historian is likely to experience by relying on genetics for
information.
1 marks
Give one physical feature of Australopithecus Boisei.
1 marks
Identify two places where Oldowan tools were found.
2 marks
Outline two non-environmental reasons for domestication of crops and animals by man.
2 marks
Give one problem associated with rail transport.
1 marks
State two negative effects of telecommunication.
2 marks
Give one problem experienced by using steam for energy.
1 marks
Outline one function of Johannesburg as a modern urban centre.
1 marks
Identify one official appointed by the Kabaka to assist him in administration of Buganda in
the 19th Century.
1 marks
Give one benefit of indirect rule by the British in Northern Nigeria.
1 marks
Identify two methods used by Africans to convey their feelings during the development
of nationalism.
2 marks
Give one reason for the failure of the peace settlement after the First World War.
1 marks
Outline two functions of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Give two reasons for the rise of Non-Aligned Movement.
2 marks
Give two reasons for the rise of Non – Aligned Movement.
2 marks
State two objectives of Economic Community of West African States.
2 marks
Identify one reason for the army mutiny in Democratic Republic of Congo in 1960.
1 marks
Outline two social developments in Tanzania after independent.
2 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any Three questions in this section
(a) Identify five changes in agriculture that took place in Britain during the Agrarian
revolution (5 marks)
(b) Explain five effects of the agrarian revolution in Britain (10 marks)
15 marks
(a) Give three disadvantages of barter trade (3 marks)
(b) Describe six factors that led to the decline of the Trans-Saharan trade. (12 marks)
15 marks
(a) List down three uses of wood as an early source of power (3 marks)
(b) Explain six factors that have led to the industrial growth in South Africa (12 marks)
15 marks
(a) Identify three social factors that influenced the European invasion of Africa.(3 marks)
(b) Why was the Samori war of resistance to the French protracted? (12 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any Two questions from this section
(a) Give five causes of World war two (1939 – 1945). (5 marks)
(b) Explain five effects of the cold war. (10 marks)
15 marks
(a) Name three key leading Pan-Africanists. (3 marks)
(b) Describe six social challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since
independence. (12 marks)
15 marks
(a) Identify three categories of persons who are not eligible to contest for constituency
seats in Britain. ( 3 marks)
(b) Explain six functions of the prime minister in Britain. (12 marks)
15 marks