KCSE History and Government Paper 2 – 2015 KCSE Ikutha Sub-County Joint Examination
2015 KCSE Ikutha Sub-County Joint Examination
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Attempt ALL the questions in this section
1.
Name the type of government in which a group of people from the highest social class rule over the others.
1 marks
2.
Give two limitations of linguistics as a source of information on History and Government.
2 marks
3.
Give any two results of the land enclosure system during the agrarian revolution in Britain.
2 marks
4.
Identify two advantages of animal transport.
2 marks
5.
Name the major event that marked the end of Portuguese rule at the Coast.
1 marks
6.
Identify the main negative effect of plantation agriculture during the Sultanship of Seyyid Said.
1 marks
7.
Identify two ways through which the use of iron spread in Africa.
2 marks
8.
Mention two officials who were used by Germany colonial administration to administer Tanganyika.
2 marks
9.
Name the party that led Ghana to independence.
1 marks
10.
Name two countries that were permanent members of the council of the League of Nations.
2 marks
11.
Identify two weapons that were used during the cold war.
2 marks
12.
Name one key leader during the formation of Pan-Africanism.
1 marks
13.
Identify the main aim of the United Nations Organization.
1 marks
14.
Highlight two ways in which the British government has ensured the independence of
the Judiciary.
2 marks
15.
State one African State in the Commonwealth which is not a former British colony.
1 marks
16.
State one political challenge facing the current East African community.
1 marks
17.
Name one Province lost by France to Germany.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section.
18.
(a) Identify the duties of the Emirs in Northern Nigeria. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six consequences of the Land Apportionment Act of 1930. (12 marks)
15 marks
19.
(a) State five factors that have hampered industrialization in third world countries. (5 marks)
(b) Discuss the effects of industrial revolution in Europe. (10 marks)
15 marks
20.
(a) State three terms of Lochner treaty signed between Lewanika of Lozi and the
British in 1890. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six results of collaboration between Lozi and the British in the 19th C. (12 marks)
15 marks
21.
(a) Identify five contributions of Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana to the liberation struggle
in Africa. (5 marks)
(b) Discuss five factors that triggered African nationalism. (10 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions from this section.
22.
(a) State three characteristics of Commonwealth countries. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six challenges facing the Commonwealth of Nations. (12 marks)
15 marks
23.
(a) State three qualifications one had to fulfill to be assimilated as a French citizen in
Senegal. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six reasons why assimilation policy in Senegal failed. (12 marks)
15 marks
24.
(a) State five terms of the versailles treaty. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the reasons why central powers were defeated during the First World War. (10 marks)
