KCSE History and Government Questions With Answers
Explain six social effects of the industrial revolution in Europe during the 18th century
Many people migrated to towns to look for jobs leading to overcrowding Increased population in towns led to shortage of houses thereby resulting to the development of slums There was poor sanitation which made people to suffer from various diseases The factories emitted pollutants into the air, water and land thus affecting in people health Those who did not secure employment in the industrial town engaged in crime and other social evils. Industrial revolution led to social stratification where the poor were Discriminated by the rich Women and children were exploited because they worked for long hours for little pay. Trade union developed in order to fight for the rights of industrial workers to settle industrial disputes. Due to long working schedules,some industrial workers neglected their homes leading to family breakups
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Identify three ways in which water was used in industries during the 18th century
To turn waterwheels/grinding stones in four miles To wash/clean the machines/ maintain cleanliness To cool the machines To turn spinning machines in textile industries To produce steam power to drive machines Describe six ways in which the discovery of fire by Early Man improved his way of life
The fire was used to roast/cook thus he stopped eating raw food Fire was used to provide warmth at night when it was cold Fire was used to provide light in the dwelling/ sites/caves Fire improved hunting as man could use it to push animals to confined areas thus kill them easily. Fire was used to frighten animals from man’s dwelling places thus improved security Tool making was improved through the use of fire to harden sharpen tips of tools Communication between people living at different places was made possible by the of fire and smoke signals Early man preserved food by drying it over the fire Fire enabled man to harden pottery which was used for storage /cooking/ trade Give three stages in the evolution of man before Homo Erectus
Aegytopithecus/Egyptian ape Dryopithecus/Africans/Proconsul/woodland ape Kenyapithecus/Ramapithecus/ woodland ape/Kenya ape/Asian ape Australopithecus/Southern ape/man ape/Zinyanthropus/Nut erect man Homohabilis/ Handy man/ practical man Identify one house of the Congress in the united States of America
Name two English speaking member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)18/5/2020 Name two English speaking member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
Liberia Gambia Ghana Nigeria Sierra Leone Identify one superpower that was involved in the cold water
Name the organ of the United organization that promotes justice in the world.
Give one way in which the policy of “ nationalism allowed down economic development in Tanzania during the reign of Julius Nyerere
Many Tanzanians developed a negative attitude to work/relied on government support Most foreign investors withdraw from the country Some industries collapsed Identify one political reform introduction by President Fredrik de Klerk that led to the achievement of black majority rule in South Africa.
He released all the political prisoners Appealed apartheid Laws,E.g. pass laws Allowed Africans to join political parties/participate in electrons State two economic activities of the Shona during the pre- colonial period
They grew crops/agriculture They kept livestock They traded with Arabs and Swahili traders/took part in long distance trade They hunted elephants for ivory They were iron worked/blacksmiths They made clothes from wild cotton/ bark fibres They mined gold They were fishermen They gathered/gathering Give two reasons why the early urban centers in ancient Egypt developed in the Nile Valley18/5/2020 Give two reasons why the early urban centers in ancient Egypt developed in the Nile Valley
Water from the river was used for transportation Water from the river was used for domestic use/industrial use Nile valley contained fertile soil for farming/availability of food Nile valley had cool temperature which encourages settlement Vegetation along the river provided building materials State two advantages of the use of money of barter as a medium of exchange
Give two means of water transport used during the ancient time
Sailing boats/our driven boats Rafts/logs Canoes Sailing ships State two disadvantages of using wood as a source of energy
wood is affected by rain It products smoke/choking/pollutes the air/ soot Leads to deforestation/scarcity of wood It is cumbersome to use Give the main use of steam powder during industrial revolution in Europe.
Identify the greatest contribution of Michael Faraday in the field of science
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution
State two ways in which the early man obtain food
Hunting Gathering Growing crops/ farming Livestock keeping/ rearing animals Fishing Name two types of written materials used by historians as a source of history and government18/5/2020 Name two types of written materials used by historians as a source of history and government
Books/charts/maps/scrolls/painting/clay labels/ stone table Newspapers/magazines Diaries/biographies Journals/periodicals Official/government records Write down six functions of the president of India?
Give three conditions that one should fulfill in order to be elected president of India.
Explain five differences between the organization of African Unity and the African Union
State five aims of organization of African Unity?
Explain the effects of the use of indirect rule by the British in northern Nigeria
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