KNEC KCSE Chemistry Paper 1 Question Paper / 2016 KCSE KAMDARA JET Examination
2016 KCSE KAMDARA JET Examination
History and Government Paper 1
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL the questions in this section
1.
Give one importance of studying government in Kenyan schools.
1 marks
2.
State two ways in which archeologists obtain information on History and government.
2 marks
3.
Name two communities that belong to the Plain Nilotes.
2 marks
4.
What was the basis of the political organization of African communities in Kenya before the
colonial period?
1 marks
5.
Write down two types of written evidence that support the presence of early visitors along
the Kenyan Coast before 1500 A.D.
2 marks
6.
Name two European missionaries who pioneered the spread of Christianity in Kenya.
2 marks
7.
Identify two survival rights of the child in Kenya.
2 marks
8.
Give two methods of amending the constitution in Kenya.
2 marks
9.
Identify one national primary school examination that was undertaken by Africans in Kenya
during the colonial period.
1 marks
10.
Identify two Kenyan communities that staged a mixed reaction against the British during the
colonial period.
2 marks
11.
State two reasons why Taita Hills Association was formed in 1939.
2 marks
12.
Give one change introduced by the Lyttleton Constitution that benefitted the Africans in the
struggle for independence.
1 marks
13.
Who is the founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya?
1 marks
14.
State the meaning of ‘parliamentary supremacy’
1 marks
15.
Name the head of the county government.
1 marks
16.
Identify one source of the origin of Nyayo philosophy.
1 marks
17.
(Give one external source of government revenue in Kenya.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer THREE questions from this section
18.
a)Identify five ways in which Islam was spread along the East African Coast (5 marks)
b) Describe the impact of plantation agriculture on the East African coast. (10 marks)
15 marks
19.
a) State five causes of the Nandi resistance against British invasion. (5marks)
b) Explain five effects of the Wanga collaboration with the British during the colonial
period. (10 marks)
15 marks
20.
a) Give three factors which promoted settler farming in Kenya. (3marks).
b) Explain the role of women in the independence struggle in Kenya. (12 marks)
15 marks
21.
a) State three racial practices by European missionaries which led to the formation of
independent churches and schools in Kenya during the colonial period. (3 marks)
b) Describe six factors which undermined the development of independent churches and
schools during the colonial period in Kenya. (12 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer TWO questions from this section.
22.
a) State three qualifications for a person to be elected as a member of the national assembly
in Kenya. (3 marks)
b) Explain six functions of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission
(IEBC) in Kenya. (12 marks)
15 marks
23.
a) Give five challenges that Kenyans encountered in the search for a new constitution.
(5 marks)
b) Outline the key stages involved in the constitution- making process in Kenya.
(10marks)
15 marks
24.
a) Name three categories of Kenya defence forces.
(3marks)
b) Describe six ways through which the government of Kenya ensures that public
revenue is not misused. (12 marks)
