EDUCATION SOURCE EXAMINATION BOARD 2024

PRE-PLE EXAMINATION 2024 SET II

P.7 SST WITH R.E TARGET
Time allowed:2 Hours 15 Minutes MARK

RANDOM NO. PERSONAL

Index No. NO.

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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
1. Which line of latitude crosses South Africa?
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2. In which way is Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) important to the government
of Uganda?
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3. State any one way Africans helped missionaries to do their work.
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4. Give one way parents show responsibility to their children.
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5. In which way did Dr. David Livingstone lead to the colonisation of Africa.
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6. State any one problem that was faced by the early people (early men).
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7. How was the formation of Lake Chad similar to that of Kyoga?
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8. Name the mining area that is connected to port Dar es salaam through the
Tanzam railway.
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9. State any one social importance of a radio.
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10. Why is it advisable to carry out irrigation farming in North Eastern Uganda?
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11. Give one way mountains help in rain formation.
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12. Mention one way Henry Sylvester Williams supported Pan-Africanism.
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13. State one way a school can promote the culture of a community.
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14. Mention the main factor which led to the decline of the Triangular trade.
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15. Why is Benedicto Kiwanuka remembered in Uganda’s history?
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16. Give one reason why Kabaka Mwanga ordered for the killing of Christian
converts.
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17. State one way a police constable can promote fairness during an election.
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18. Why did sir Samuel Baker build fort Patiiko in Northern Uganda?
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19. Give one way local people living around game parks can promote tourism.
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20. Why did Kabaka Muteesa 1 turn against missionaries yet he was the one who
invited them?
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21. How did the people of Bunyoro show their dislike for the Baganda chiefs used
by the British?
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22. State one reason why plantation farming is suitable in the central region of
Africa.
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23. Name the organisation that was formed as s result of the Pan-African
movement.
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24. How do the North-East trade winds affect the climate of East Africa?
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25. In which way is the teaching of legends important to school children?
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26. Mention one way people use clay to earn a living.

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27. In which way did the collapse of the East African Community affect Uganda?
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28. Give one way drunkenness can lead to domestic violence.
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29. Why is hunting allowed in some national parks of Uganda?
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30. What title is given to the political head of a village?
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31. Why have some schools put CCTV cameras on their buildings?
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32. In which way are coral reefs economically important?
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33. Why was the Lancaster conference held in London before Uganda’s
independence?
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34. What do the spears and shield represent on Uganda’s national emblem?
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35. How is Sudan able to grow food for its population yet it is a desert country?

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For questions 36-40, answer either Christianity or Islam but not both.
36. Either: In which way is reconciliation important in the community?
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Or: In which way is reconciliation important in the community?
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37. Either: What is incarnation?
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Or: Which prophet was born without a father?

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38. Either: How did God test Abraham’s faith?
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Or: How did Allah test Ibrahim’s faith.
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39. Either: Mention one way a Christian prepares for prayer.
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Or: Mention one way a Muslim prepares for prayer.
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40. Either: How did God reconcile man back to Himself?
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Or: Mention one way a Muslim can reconcile with Allah.
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SECTION B ( 60 MARKS)
41a) Give any two reasons why poverty is on the increase in Uganda.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State any two ways poverty can be reduced in Uganda.

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i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

42. Study the map of East Africa below and answer questions that follow.
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B

M Q

a) Name one example of a tribe that used route B to enter East Africa.
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b) Identify the river marked M.
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c) Why was island marked K famous during pre-colonial times?
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d) Which traditional cash crop is grown on the slopes of both mountains marked P
and Q?
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43a) State two ways in which the use of mobile phones have improved the lives of
people in Uganda today.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) In which two ways are mobile phones a problem to society today?

i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
44a) State two economic reasons why Europeans colonised Africa.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Mention any two changes that took place in Tanganyika after the first world war.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
45a) Why is Lake Victoria called an inter-territorial Lake?
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b) Name any two inlets of Lake Victoria.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Which is the outlet of Lake Victoria?
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46a) Give any two ways the early Pan-Africanists demanded for the total
independence of Africa.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State two reasons why Africans demanded for independence.
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i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

47. Study the map of East Africa below and answer questions that follow.

C B

a) Identify the shaded region marked A.

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b) Which mineral was discovered in the shaded region marked A.
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c) Name the proposed feature which is to be constructed marked with letter C.
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d) Which sea port is marked with letter B?
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48a) Give two reasons why rural-urban migration is on the increase in Uganda.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State any two measures the government of Uganda can use to reduce rural-
urban migration.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
49a) In which two ways are non traditional cash crops better than traditional cash
crops?
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Give two reasons why the government of Uganda encourages people to grow
more of non traditional cash crops.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
50. Match the types of leaders in list A with the way they are chosen in
list B.
List A List B
Political leaders through ordination
Civic leaders through inheritance
Cultural leaders through elections
Religious leaders through appointment

i) Political leaders ……………………………………………………………………………………………

ii) Civic leaders ……………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) Cultural leaders ………………………………………………………………………………………..
iv) Religious leaders ……………………………………………………………………………………….

For questions 51-55, answer either Christianity or Islam but not both.
51. Either: a) What is holy matrimony?
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b) State two conditions that can allow a wedding ceremony to take place.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Why are Christian men allowed to marry only one wife?
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Or: a) What is Nikah?
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b) State two conditions that can allow Nikah to take place.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) Why are Muslim men allowed to marry up to four wives?
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52. Either: a) State any two commandments that Jesus summerised as ‘ love your
neighbour as you love yourself.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) Give any two ways in which Christians have failed to live up to God’s standards
today.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Or: a) State any two differences between Allah and other gods.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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b) Give any two ways in which some Muslims have failed to live up to Allah’s
standards today.
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i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
53. Either: a) Give two similarities between Christianity and African Traditional
Religions (ATR).
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State two reasons why faithful Christians are against some African traditional
practices.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Or: a) Give two similarities between Islam and African Traditional Religions (ATR).
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) State two reasons why some Muslims are against some African traditional
practices.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
54. Either: a) ‘‘ When the son of man comes in His glory and all the Holy angels
with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All Nations will be gathered
before Him and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd divides his
sheep from the goats’’.
Mathew 25: 31-32. (NKJV)
a) What term is used to mean the second coming of Jesus Christ to take the faithful
believers?
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b) Mention any three signs of the end times according to the Bible.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Or: ‘’ It is Allah who gives you life and it is him who causes you to die. Then, he will
gather all of you for judgment, about which some people do not know’’.
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a) Name the angel who will blow the trumpet on the day of resurrection.
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b) State any three signs before the day of judgment according to the Koran.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
55.Either: a) According to Christian teaching, who is the head of the church?
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b) Give three ways in which the church benefits its members.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Or: What title is given to the head of Muslims in a country?
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b) Give three ways in which a Muslim benefits from fellow Muslims in the
community.
i) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
iii) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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