History Paper 2 Questions - Maseno Mock Examinations 2022

QUESTIONS

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section

1. State one method used by elders to pass historical information during the pre-colonial period. (1 mark)
2. Give two scientific inventions that led to agrarian revolution in the United States of America. (2marks)
3. Identify the main item of trade obtained from North Africa during the trans-Saharan trade. (1 mark)
4. State one early form of water transport. (1 mark)
5. Identify two types of information communicated through drum beats. (2 marks)
6. Give one use of coal during the industrial revolution in Europe. (1 mark)
7. State two functions of Johannesburg as a modern urban center. (2 marks)
8. Name the priest who is credited for the introduction of the golden stool in the Asante kingdom. (1 mark)
9. Give two sources of the British constitution. ( 2marks)
10. State two methods used by the Europeans to acquire colonies in Africa. (2marks)
11. Identify one categories of land in colonial Zimbabwe as per the land apportionment act of 1930. (1 mark)
12. Identify two nationalists who led in the struggle for independence in Mozambique. (2 marks)
13. Name the army commander of the allied powers during the First World War. (1 mark)
14. Give two economic benefits enjoyed by the members of the Common Wealth of Nations. (2 marks)
15. State two roles of the East African Legislative council. (2 marks)
16. Name one of the political parties which merged to form Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) in Tanzania. (1 mark)
17. Give one type of Chamber of Parliament in India. (1 mark)

SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions in this section

18.    
    1. State three stages of evolution of living organisms according to Charles Darwin. (3marks)
    2. Describe the culture of man during the middle Stone Age period. (12marks)
19.      
    1. State five economic impacts of air transport. (5 marks)
    2. Explain five reasons for the decline of the trans-Atlantic trade. (10 marks)
20.      
    1. State five challenges faced by the industrial workers during the industrial revolution in Europe. (5 marks)
    2. Describe the social organization of the Buganda kingdom during the pre-colonial period. (10 marks)
21.    
    1. State three economic reasons why the Europeans scrambled for colonies in Africa. (3 marks)
    2. Explain six reasons why the French policy of assimilation failed in Senegal. (12 marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer any two questions in this section

22.    
    1. Name three founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). (3 marks)
    2. Explain six effects of World War I. (12marks)
23.    
    1. Give five reasons why Pan-African activities increased in Africa after 1945. (5 marks)
    2. Explain five political challenges facing Democratic Republic of Congo since independence. (10 marks)
24.    
    1. Outline the composition of the executive organ of the government of USA. (3marks)
    2. Explain six factors limiting the Parliamentary Supremacy in Britain. (12marks)