KCSE EVALUATION EXAMS



NAME……………………………………………CLASS………………………INDEX NO……………………………..ADM.NO……………………………..NJORO BOYS HIGH SCHOOLMARATHON EXAMINATION - 2014311/2HISTORY AND GOVERNMENTPAPER 221/2 HoursINSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.This paper consists of three sections A,B and CAnswers all the questions in section A, three questions from Section B and two questions from section CAnswers to all the questions must be written in the answer booklet provided.SECTION IA (25 Marks)Answer all questions in this section.Identify two limitations of using written records as source of information on History and Government(2 Marks)State Charles Darwins theory of evolution(1 Mark)Give two reasons why early human beings lived in groups during the stone Age period(2 Marks)Name two methods of irrigation used in the development of early agriculture in Egypt(2 Marks)Identify the main commodity from Africa in the Trans-Atlantic trade (1 Mark)Give one reason why the Shona supported the British during the Ndebele war of 1893(1 Mark)State two ways in which centralisation of authority contributed to the growth of Asante Kingdom(2 Marks)Identify the main demerit of the use of clay tablets as a writing material in Mesopotamia(1 Mark)Give two reasons why steel was preferred to iron during the industrial revolution(2 Marks)Mention the method of administration used by the Franch to administer her colonies in Africa. (1mk)State two methods used by South Africans Nationalists to fight the apartheid regime. (2 mks)Identify one way in which African reacted to European colonization of Africa (1mk)Name two main political challenges that have faced the Democratic Republic of Congo since independence. (2mks)Identify two leaders who were founder members of the Non –Aligned movement. (2Mks)State one way in which the treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 affected Germany (2Marks)Give one condition that one should fulfill in order to be elected president of India(1 Mark) 17. Give the immediate cause of the first world war in 1914. (1mk)SECTION B (45 MARKS)Answer THREE Question from this section18 a. What are the stages in the development of tools by early human beings? (3 mks) b. Explain six ways through which the development of iron technology affected African communities in the pro-colonial period. (12 mks)a. State three factors that facilitated the development of early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (3mks)b. Explain six causes of food shortages in the third world countries.(12mks)a. Give three methods used to acquire slaves from West Africa during the Trans-Atlantic trade. (3mks).b. Describe the organization of the trans-Atlantic trade. (12mks)a. Name three companies which were used to administer Africa on behalf of the colonial powers. (3mks)b. Explain six results of the collaboration between Lawanika of the Lozi and the British in the 19th c. (12 mks)SECTION C (30MKS)Answer two questions from this sectiona. State five characteristics of the commonwealth member states.b. Explain five achievements of the commonwealth. (10mks)a. Give five achievements of the Pan-African movement (5mks)b. Explain five differences between the organization of African unity and the African union (10mks)a. State five powers of the prime minister in Britain (5mks)b. Explain five challenges, which Tanzania has faced since independence. (10mks) ................
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