History Paper 1 Questions - Mumias West Pre Mock Exams 2023

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS.

• The paper consists of THREE sections A, B and C
• Answer all questions in section A, THREE questions in section B, and A TWO questions in section C.
• Answers must be written on the answer sheets provided.   

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY. 

QUESTIONS

SECTION A: (25 MARKS)
ANSWER ALL QUESTION IN THIS SECTION) 

1. Identify one unwritten source of Kenyan History ( 1mk) 
2. Name two communities that belong to the plain Nilotes ( 2 mks)
3. State two social functions of the Orkoiyot among the Nandi ( 2 mks)
4. Give one reason why the Akamba lost their dominance in the long distance trade ( 1 mk)
5. Identify persons who can qualify to be registered as Kenyan citizens. ( 2 mks)
6. Name the type of the constitution used in Kenya ( 1 mk)
7. Name two methods that were used by elders in resolving conflicts among the communities in Kenya ( 2 mks)
8. What is the main function of the legislature in Kenya  ( 1 mk)
9. Give one way in which direct democracy is practiced in  Kenya  ( 1 mk)
10. Identify one development right of a child in Kenya ( 1 mk)
11. Give two methods that were used by British to administer the Kenyan colony between 1920 and 1963 ( 2 mks)
12. State two problems that were experienced by the local government during the colonial period ( 2 mks)
13. Name one type of schools at the primary level during the colonial period in Kenya ( 1 mk)
14. Identify two nationalists who were arrested alongside Jomo Kenyatta when the colonial government declared a state of emergency in 1952 ( 2 mks)
15. State the main constitutional landmark that was made by Daniel Arap moi in 1991 ( 1 mk)
16. Give two circumstances that can lead to the removal of a Governor from office ( 2 mks)
17. Name the person who wrote the “sessional paper No. 10 of 1965,” ( 1 mk) 

SECTION B: ( 45 MARKS)
ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION. 

18.                  
    1. State three social reasons which forced Kenyan communities to migrate from their homelands during the pre-colonial period ( 3 mks)
    2. Describe the political organization of the Ameru during the pre-colonial period ( 12 mks) 
19.                  
    1. State  reasons why the Portuguese failed  in their attempts to spread Christianity in Kenya in the 16th Century ( 5 mks)
    2. Explain five factors which favoured the missionaries in spreading Christianity in Kenya towards the end of the 19th century  ( 10 mks) 
20.              
    1. Why were the Maasai forced to collaborate with the British when the British were establishing colonial rule in Kenya ( 5 mks)
    2. Describe five results of the Wanga collaboration with the British during the colonial period ( 10 mks) 
21.                    
    1. State three problems that were experienced by trade unionists during the colonial period in Kenya ( 3 mks)]
    2. Explain six factors that led to increased nationalist activities in Kenya after 1945 ( 12 mks)  

SECTION C ( 30 MARKS):
ANSWER TWO QUESTIONS FROM THIS  SECTION 

22.                    
    1. State three ways in which education in Kenya has promoted national cohesion ( 3 mks)
    2. Describe six ways in which an arrested person is protected by the constitution in Kenya ( 12 mks) 
23.                    
    1. Name five independent commissions entrenched in the new constitution of Kenya 2010 ( 5 mks)
    2. Describe five features of the independence constitution  of Kenya ( 10 mks) 
24.                
    1. Identify three categories of persons who comprise the county assembly ( 3 mks)
    2. Explain six challenges experienced by county governments in Kenya ( 12 mks)