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MARANDA HIGH SCHOOL

The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
2023 MOCK EXAMINATION
311/2 History & Government Paper
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May/June, 2023 Time: 2½ Hours

Name: ………………………………………….…….…… Adm No:

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Afternoon
Stream: ……………………….. Signature: ………....... Time: 2.00-4.30pm

Instructions to Candidates

a) Write your name and Admission number in the spaces provided above.
b) Sign and write the date of examination in the spaces provided above
c) This paper consists of THREE sections A, B and C
d) Answer all questions in section A; THREE questions from B and TWO questions from section C
e) Answer all the questions in the answer booklet provided at the end of question 24.
f) This paper consists of 10 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure
that all Pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
FOR EXAMINERS USE

SECTION QUESTION SCORE

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SECTION A (25 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section in the space provided
1. What is the name given to stone tools made by early man in the second phase of the of the Old
Stone Age period? (1 mark)
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2. Identify one invention that promoted the development of agriculture in ancient Egypt. (1 mark)

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3. State two ways in which the Trans-Atlantic trade contributed to the decline of the economy of
West Africa communities. (2 marks)
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4. Give one result of space exploration. (1 mark)

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5. What is the advantage of using fire and smoke signals as a means of communication? (1 mark)

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6. State two ways in which poor transport network hinders industrialization in the third world
countries. (2 marks)
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7. State two factors that led to the growth of Kilwa as an early urban centre. (2 marks)

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8. State one significance of the Royal Fire in the Mwene Mutapa kingdom? (1 mark)

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9. State one way in which the Ndebele benefited from the British-Ndebele war of 1893 to 1896.
(1 mark)
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10. State two positive effects of assimilation policy to Senegal during the Colonial rule. (2 marks)
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11. State two roles played by the ex-war soldiers in the growth of African Nationalism After 1945.
(2 marks)
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12. State one way in which the rise of dictators in Europe contributed to the outbreak of the
Second World War. (1 mark)

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13. Name two categories of membership to the United Nations Security Council. (2 marks)

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14. Give two economic benefits enjoyed by the members of the commonwealth. (2 marks)
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15. State two methods that the international community used to hasten the attainment of the
majority rule in South Africa. (2 marks)
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16. State one reason that made Tanzania adopt a multi-party system of government in the

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1990’s. (1 mark)
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17. Name the type of government that is practiced in Britain (1 mark)
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SECTION B (45 MARKS)

Answer ANY THREE questions in this section in the space provided at the end of question 24.

18. a) State five uses of stone tools by early people during the Old Stone Age period. (5 marks)

b) Why was hunting animals mainly a group activity during the Stone Age period? (10 marks)

19. a) Give three ways through which trade contributed to the rise of Asante kingdom in the 18th

century. (3 marks)

b) Describe the social organization of the Asante in the 18th century. (12 marks)

20. a) Give five reasons why Lewanika collaborated with the British. (5 marks)

b) Explain five results of the collaboration between Lewanika of Lozi and the British in the

19th century? (10 marks)

21. a) State three reasons why the British used direct rule in Zimbabwe. ( 3 marks)

b) Explain six effects of British rule in Zimbabwe. (12 marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

Answer ANY TWO questions in this section in the space provided at the end of question 24.

22. a) Give five reasons for the formation of Economic Community of Western African States
(ECOWAS). (5 marks)
b) Explain five challenges facing the African union (A.U). (10 marks)

23. a) State three ways in which the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo promoted

the education of Africans after independence. (3 marks)

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b) Explain six political challenges that have faced the Democratic Republic of Congo since

independence. (12 marks)

24. a) List five parliamentary duties of the Monarch in Britain. (5 marks)

b) Highlight five functions of parliament in India. (10 marks)

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