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INDEX NUMBER:
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311
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THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Paper 311
MISUKUHO MID TERM EXAMINATIONS
FORM II HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT EXAMNATIONS
JUNE 2025-- 2½ hours
Candidate’s Name……….………..…………………………………………….Date…………….…….
Instructions to candidates:
a) Confirm that this question paper has your name and the correct index number.
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 the questions in Section A, three questions from Section B and two questions
from Section C.
e) Answers must be written in the spaces provided at the end of question 24.
f) This paper consists of 4 printed pages
g) Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are
printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
h) Candidates should answer the questions in English.
For Examiner’s’ Use Only
Section Questions Maximum Candidate’s
Score Score
A 1 – 17 25
15
B 15
15
15
C 15
Total Score 100
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SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided after question 24
1 Give one Audio-visual source of information on history and government. (1 mark)
2 State two physical characteristics of Dryopithecus. (2 marks)
3 Identify two social impacts of early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (2 marks)
4 State two reasons for migration of Abaluhya to Kenya up to 19th Century. (2 marks)
5 Give the main economic activity of the Luo up to 19th Century. (1 mark)
6 Identify one reason why Seyyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar. (1 mark)
7 State two methods of trade. (2 marks)
8 Give one way of acquiring slaves during Trans-Atlantic trade. (2 marks)
9 Give two advantages of animal transport. (2 marks)
10 State one challenge attributed to space exploration. (1 mark)
11 List two early forms of communication. (2 mark)
12 Define print media. (1 mark)
13 Give two ways of gold in ancient Ghana. (2 marks)
14 State one political effect of industrial revolution in Europe. (1 mark)
15 Identify one function of Nairobi. (1 mark)
16 Give two ways of acquiring citizenship by registration. (2 marks)
17 State one value of good citizenship. (1 mark)
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SECTION B (45 marks)
Answer any three questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 24.
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18 (a) Identify three theories that describes the origin of man. (3 marks)
(b) Describe the way of life of man in the Mesolithic period. (12 marks)
19 (a) State three factors for development of Trans-Saharan trade. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six reasons for the decline of Trans-Atlantic trade. (12 marks)
20 (a) Give three features of a cellphone. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six impacts of telecommunication in the society. (12 marks)
21 (a) Identify three inventions that revolutionized food preservation during the 19th C (3 marks)
(b) Describe six factors influencing industrialization in Germany. (12 marks)
SECTION C (30 marks)
Answer any two questions from this section in the spaces provided after question 24.
22 (a) Give five social responsibilities of citizens. ( 5 marks)
(b) Describe five ways in which the Bill of rights protects rights of Kenya citizens. ( 10 marks)
23 (a) State five importance of National Integration. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five factors promoting national Integration. (10 marks)
24 (a) Identify five methods used in solving conflicts. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five effects of conflicts in Kenya today. (10 marks)
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