2025 Form 2 End Term 2 Exam with Marking Scheme

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FORM TWO HISTORY & GOVERNMENT

END TERM 2 EXAMINATION– JULY/AUGUST 2025

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

INSTRUCTIONS:

This paper has three sections: A, B and C. Answer all the questions in in section A.
Answer three questions from section B and one question from section C
For section A, answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
For sections B and C, answer the selected questions in the foolscaps provided.

2025 Form 2 End Term Exam with Marking Scheme Section A (20MARKS): Answer all the questions in this section

1. Outline one disadvantage of using anthropology as a source of information in history and government. (1mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. State the main reason why Early Agriculture developed in Egypt. (1 mark)

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3. Give one social result of Seyyid Said’s agriculture in the East African coast. (1 mark) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. Give one economic responsibility of a Kenyan citizen. (1 mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. Give one political reason that causes conflicts in Kenya. (1 mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. State two limitations of barter trade during the Trans-Saharan trade. (2 marks)

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7. Identify the main commodity of trade during the Trans-Atlantic trade. (1mark)

8. State two characteristics of Macadamized roads. (2marks)

9. State one advantage of air transport. (1mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. State one use of steam power during industrial revolution. (1mark)

11. Name one modern source of energy. (1mark)

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12. Who invented the seed drill? (1mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

13. Give one advantage of wind energy (1mark)

14. Give one function of ancient Kilwa. (1mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. Name one official who assisted Mwene Mutapa in the administration of the Shona kingdom. (1mark) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

16. Identify the type of constitution used in Kenya. (1mark)

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17. Define the term direct democracy. (1mark)

18. Give one survival right of a Kenyan child. (1mark)

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SECTION B: 45 MARKS: Answer any THREE questions. Form 2 End Term Exam for All Subjects

19. (a) Outline five reasons for the coming of the Arabs into Kenyan coast before 1500AD. (5 marks)

(b) Explain five factors that led to the decline of Portuguese rule over Kenyan coast. (10 marks)

20. (a) Mention three types of trade. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six advantages of railway as a form of transport. (12 marks)

21. (a) Mention three forms of print media used to provide information. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six factors that have hindered industrialization in third world countries. (12 marks)

22. (a) List five functions of Johannesburg. (5 marks)

(b) Describe the social organization of the Buganda people in the 19th century. (10 marks)

SECTION C: 15 MARKS Answer any one question

23. (a) Outline five economic activities of the Asante community in the 19th century. (5 marks)

(b) Discuss the political organization of the Mwene Mutapa kingdom in the 19th century. (10 marks)

24. (a) List three factors that promote national unity. (3 marks) (b) Discuss the features of the 2010 constitution. (12 marks)

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2025 Form 2 End Term Exam with Marking Scheme Section A (20MARKS): Answer all the questions in this section

SECTION B: 45 MARKS: Answer any THREE questions. Form 2 End Term Exam for All Subjects