DEMO ~PAPER 132 - QNS

 

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MPWAPWA DISTRICT COUNCIL

FORM FOUR PRE-NECTA I EXAMINATION

012 HISTORY

TIME: 3.00 Hours SEPTEMBER, 2023

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of three sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.

2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.

3. Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B carries fifty four (54) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.

4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the Examination Room.

5. All writings should be in blue or black ink while drawings should be in pencil.

6. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s)

SECTION A (16 Marks)

Answer all questions

1. For each of the items (i) – (ii), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the space provided:

1. William MacKinnon was a British man who introduced the British East Africa company to facilitate imperialist interests in East Africa. He represented which group of historians?

   1. Governors

   2. Explorers

   3. Experts

   4. Missionaries

   5. Traders

2. Before the 15th century Idris Kante was taken as a slave from West Africa to America to work in coffee plantations in Brazil and he didn’t return back home. In which trade was Idris Kante sold?

1. Indian Ocean trade

2. Triangular Slave trade

3. Trans-Pacific trade

4. Trans-Saharan trade

5. Long distance trade

3. Mzee Shaurimoyo was living in a society where the system of production was under Umwinyi. Which area was that society located?

1. The coast of East Africa

2. The coast of West Africa

3. The interlacustrine region

4. The sub-Saharan region

5. The Southern part of Africa

4. During the Pre-colonial era, Olesendeka lived in the society where there was distribution of duties and responsibilities among the community members according to their age and sex. What kind of society could be referred to which type of political organization?

   1. Clan organization

   2. Age set organization

   3. Ntemiship organization

   4. Kingship organization

   5. State organization

5. The pre-colonial Trans-Saharan trade which was conducted between West Africa and North Africa can be grouped in which category among these?

   1. Neighborhood Trade

   2. International Trade

   3. Tribal Trade

   4. Regional Trade

   5. Local Trade

6. Our chief was given fake documents to sign so as to make friendship between our society and German colonialists. Which technique of imposing colonialism was that?

1. Collaboration

2. Gunboat diplomacy

3. Signing bogus treaties

4. Conspiracy

5. Military conquest

7. During the imposition of colonialism, the Maasai failed to fight face to face against colonialists instead they used underground movements to oppose colonialists. Why?

1. Natural calamities

2. Military strengths

3. Remoteness of the area

4. Tropical diseases

5. Lack of fund

7. During the imposition of colonialism, the Nandi fought face to face against colonialists, they took weapons and waged serious war to resist the British. What is the type of resistance used by them?

1. Passive resistance

2. Active resistance

3. Mercenary technique

4. Adaptation technique

5. Small scale resistance

7. In some Coastal areas of East Africa there are old Forts like Fort Jesus in Mombasa which were built by the intruders, these Forts indicate that the area was colonized by which imperialist country?

   1. Portugal

   2. Britain

   3. France

   4. Belgium

   5. Dutch

7. Shemdoe’s grandfather spent his time reading books, magazines and newspapers in order to collect historical information. What is that source of historical information?

   1. Historical site

   2. Written records

   3. Anthropology

   4. Oral tradition

   5. Linguistic

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