KNEC KCSE History and Government Paper 2 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Starehe Boys Centre Mock
2015 KCSE Starehe Boys Centre Mock
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer ALL the questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
1.
State the major advantage of archaeology as a source of History.
1 marks
2.
State two main economic activities of early man that found their origin in the new Stone Age period.
2 marks
3.
State the main reason for the decline of Meroe as an early urban Centre in Africa.
1 marks
4.
State the immediate cause of First World War.
1 marks
5.
State at least two main common factors that led to industrial revolution in Europe.
2 marks
6.
State two characteristics of local trade.
2 marks
7.
State two political reasons that led to the decline of Trans-Saharan trade.
2 marks
8.
Give two disadvantages of sailing ships as an early means of transport.
2 marks
9.
What two advantages does radio have over other means of communication?
2 marks
10.
State the main method used by the Europeans to acquire colonies in Africa.
1 marks
11.
Give two main political reasons for the scramble and partition of Africa.
2 marks
12.
Give the main objective for convening the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885.
1 marks
13.
What was the major cause of Franco-Mandinka war of 1891-1898?
1 marks
14.
Name two communities that participated in the MajiMaji uprising of 1905-1907.
2 marks
15.
Name at least two peace treaties signed between Central powers and the Allied powers
in 1919.
2 marks
16.
What was the main cause of Cold War?
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
17.
(a) State five factors that facilitated domestication of both animals and plants by man. (5 marks)
(b) Explain how plantation farming was promoted during the Agrarian Revolution in Britain. (10 marks)
15 marks
18.
(a) List five uses of iron in pre-colonial Africa. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five impacts of metal technology in Pre- colonial Africa. (10 marks)
15 marks
19.
(a) Give three uses of steam power in Europe during the 19th century. (3 marks)
(b) Explain the problems of industrialization in 3rd world countries. (12 marks)
15 marks
20.
(a) Give five reasons that led to the use of direct rule in Zimbabwe. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five methods used by African nationalists in South Africa to fight for political independence. (10 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any Two questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
21.
(a) State five factors that led to the rise and growth of Buganda Kingdom. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the political organization of the Asante Kingdom in the pre- Colonial period. (10 marks)
15 marks
22.
(a) Give five long term causes of the Second World War. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five positive effects of Second World War. (10 marks)
15 marks
23.
(a) Outline five characteristics of the Common Wealth of Nations. (5marks)
(b) Explain five achievements of the United Nations Organization since its inception in 1945. (10 marks)
