UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PRIMARY LEAVING EXAMINATION

SOCIAL STUDIES WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Random No. Personal No.

Candidate’s Name: .................................................................................................................

Candidate’s Signature: .........................................................................................................
District ID No.

Read the following instructions Carefully: FOR EXAMINERS’

1. Do not write your school or district name USE ONLY
anywhere on this paper. EXR’S
QN. NO. MARKS
NO.
2. This paper has two sections: A and B.
Section A has 40 questions and section B has 1 - 10
15 questions. The paper has 16 Printed 11 - 20
Pages .
3. Answer all questions, All answers to both 21 - 30
sections A and B must be written in the
spaces provided. 31 - 40

4. All answers must be written using a blue or 41 - 43

black ball point pen or ink. Any work written
in pencil other than drawings will not be 44 - 46
marked.
47 - 49
5. Unnecessary Changes in your work and
handwriting that cannot be read easily may 50 - 52
lead to loss of marks.
54 - 55
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated:
”FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY” and boxes TOTAL
inside the question paper.

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 SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each.
1. Name any one basic need provided by a health center.
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2. Name the regional body that united the countries of West Africa.
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3. Apart from tourism, mention any one invisible export of East Africa.
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4. Give any one problem faced by people who live in a desert climatic region.
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5. What is National Population Census ?
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6. Define the term Equinox.
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7. What causes day and night ?
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8. Mention any one island district in Uganda.
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9. Why is mountain Kilimanjaro covered with snow throughout the year ?
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10. How are class monitors important in their respective classes ?
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11. In the space below, draw a road sign of speed limit 20.

12. How do rivers contribute to the industrial development of East Africa ?

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13. Give any one reason why people in semi-arid areas of Africa experience cold
nights regularly.
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14. Why do trees in equatorial vegetation grow broad leaves ?
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15. In which one way has the government of Uganda tried to fight poverty ?
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16. Give one reason why there is little farming in North Africa.
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17. What is population density ?
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18. How was Ghana called before it attained its independence ?

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19. State the name given to the temperature grasslands of South Africa.
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20. Give the difference between a source of a river and a mouth of river.

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21. Mention the country which made Ethiopia a land locked country.

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22. Name the capital city of the smallest island country in Africa.
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23. State any one role of a district population officer.

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24. Give any one advantage of road transport over railway transport.
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25. State any one way sparse population can hinder the economic development

of a country like Uganda.

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26. Mention any one way through which the government of Uganda is able
to find the problems affecting its investors.
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27. How did Bishop Alfred Tucker promote the colonial rule in Uganda ?

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28. Why is the year 1964 important in the political history of Tanzania ?
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29. What is trade ?
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30. Give any one reason why police should keep law and order.
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31. State any one disadvantage of industrialization.

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32. Mention any one activity carried out at Port Butiaba.

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33. Give any one negative effect of the Berlin conference of 1884.
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34. To which ministry does all media houses in Uganda belong ?
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35. Write UNRA in full.
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For each of the questions 36 to 40, answer EITHER Christianity OR
Islamic question but not both. No marks will be awarded to a candidate
who attempts both alternatives in a particular number.
36. EITHER:
Write down any one important event that takes place on Good Friday.
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OR:
Write any one important event that takes place in the month of Dhul Hajj.
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37. EITHER:
How did Abraham demonstrate his faith in God ?
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OR:
How did Ibrahim demonstrate his faith in Allah ?
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38. EITHER:
Name the creature God created on the fourth day according to the Bible.
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OR:
Name the creature Allah created on the fourth day according to the Qur'an.
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39. EITHER:
What are petition prayers ?
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OR:
What are sunnah prayers ?
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40. EITHER:
Who was the mother of Ismael according to the Holy Bible ?
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OR:
Who was the mother of Ismail according to the Holy Qur’an ?
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SECTION B: 60 MARKS.
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.

41. (a) How does the National Constitution guide people on children's rights ?

(i) ………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Give any two causes of child abuse in our community nowadays.
(i) ………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………………

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42. Study the sketch map of Africa below carefully and use it to answer the
the questions that follow.

(a) Name the vegetation zones marked R and Q.

R: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Q: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Mention any one characteristic of the vegetation marked R.
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(c) Name the island country marked S.
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43. (a) Mention any two reasons why there is high increase of poverty in
Uganda.

(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………
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(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………

(b) State any two ways poverty can be reduced in Uganda.

(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………
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(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………….…………
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44. (a) State two ways in which mobile phones have improved the lives
of people in Uganda today.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………………..

(ii) ..............................................................................................

(b) In which two way have mobile phones become a problem in the
society today ?

(i) ...............................................................................................

(ii)...............................................................................................

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 45. Study the sketch map of of Uganda and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Which ethnic group entered Uganda through the route marked W.
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(b) Mention the archaeological site found at the place marked X.
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(c) State any two problems faced by the people living in the island districts
located in the letter marked Y.
(I) ...………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(II) ......................................................................................................

46. (a) Why is marriage regarded as one of the social activities ?

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(b) Mention any one tribe in Uganda which practices circumcision as a culture.
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(c) State any two dangers of cultural practices.
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(ii) ......................................................................................................

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47. (a) State any two ways one can become a citizen in a country like Uganda.
(i) ...................................................................................................

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(ii) .……………………………………………………………………………………………...

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(b) State any two duties of a citizen.

(i) ....................................................................................................
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(ii) ...................................................................................................
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48. (a) Which term refers to the racial segregation of people in South Africa ?
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(b) Give two ways the above named policy was practiced in South Africa.

(i) ...................................................................................................

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(ii) ..................................................................................................

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(c) Mention the Front line state in East Africa.

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49. (a) Give two reasons why the government of Uganda should modernize
coffee growing.
(i) .................................................................................................

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(ii) .................................................................................................

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(b) What method is used by most farmers to harvest coffee in East

Africa ?

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(c) Give any one challenge faced by most farmers in East Africa.

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50. (a) Name the king of Buganda who was exiled for rejecting the idea of the
East African Federation.
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(b) Give any two reasons why the British wanted to form the East African
Federation.
(i) .................................................................................................

(ii) .................................................................................................
(c) How did the formation of political parties help in the struggle for
independence ?

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For questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER for Christianity OR for
Islamic questions but not both. No mark will be awarded to any
candidate who attempts both alternatives in a particular number.

51. EITHER:
(a) Define the term sin.
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 (b) Give two effects of sinning.
(i) ................................................................................................

(ii)................................................................................................
(c) In which one way is repentance useful to a Christian ?
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OR:
(a) Define the term pilgrimage.

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(b) Name two tapes of pilgrimage.

(i) ..............................................................................................

(ii) ..............................................................................................
(c) How is Hajji different from Umra ?
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52. EITHER:
(a) In which two ways can Christians prepare for the judgment day ?

(i) ...........................................................................................
(ii) ...........................................................................................
(b) Give two benefits a Christian child enjoys after helping others.

(i) ...........................................................................................

(ii) ..........................................................................................

OR:
(a) In which two ways can Muslims prepare for the judgment day ?
(i) ..........................................................................................
(ii) ..........................................................................................

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 (b) Give two benefits a Muslim child enjoys after helping others.

(i) ...........................................................................................

(ii) ..........................................................................................

53. EITHER:
(a) Name the person whom the lord made to be Adam's best friend.

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(b) Give one way Adam's friend in (a) above brought suffering to man.

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(b) In which one way did God punish the person named in (b) above ?

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OR:
(a) Define the term Islam.
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(b) Give any three reasons why a good Muslim should pray five times a
day.
(i) ........................................................................................

(ii) ........................................................................................

(iii) .......................................................................................

54. EITHER:

(a) State any two causes of suffering in most Christians today.

(i) ........................................................................................

(ii) .........................................................................................

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 (b) In which two ways can Christians overcome sufferings ?
(i) .....................................................................................

(ii) .....................................................................................
OR:
(a) Give any two causes of suffering in in Islam.

(i) .....................................................................................

(ii) .....................................................................................
(b) State any two ways through which Muslims can overcome suffering.

(i) .....................................................................................

(ii) .....................................................................................
55. EITHER:

(a) What is authority ?

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(b) Give any two examples of people with authority.
(i) ............................................................................................
(ii) ............................................................................................
(c) In which one way did Jesus Christ use divine authority to save
others ?

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OR:
(a) What is authority ?
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(b) Mention any three examples of people with authority.
(i) ............................................................................................
(ii) ............................................................................................
(iii) ............................................................................................

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