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1. Use the map of below to answer B. Saiwa Swamp D. Yala Swamp questions 1 to 4 6. Which one of the following types of soil is found at the coast A. Alluvial soil C. Black cotton soil B. Sandy soil D. Volcanic soil

7. Another name for black cotton soil is A. Clay soil C. Loamy soil B. Volcanic soil D. Young soil

8. Which of the following sentences gives the meaning of soil erosion A. Carrying away of top soil by wind or water B. Breaking of the top soil by wind C. Mono cropping on the land The lake marked D is lake D. Keeping a large number of animals in a A. Victoria C. Turkana small area B. Natron D. Nakuru 9. Cutting down trees without replacing them 2. Most of the lakes in Kenya are found in the exposes the top soil to erosion by relief region marked F. Which region is it? A. Animals and plants A. The highlands B. Plants and wind B. The coastal plains C. Water and wind C. The plateau D. Deforestation and water D. The rift valley 10. Which one of the following types of 3. The feature marked B is vegetation is not found in the Nyanza region A. Mua Hills of Kenya? B. Cherangani Hills A. Mangrove C. Woodland vegetation C. Mount Elgon B. Savannah D. Forest vegetation D. The Aberdare Ranges 11. This type of vegetation consists of grass and 4. The feature marked C is short scattered trees. Most of Kenya has this A. Lake Natron type of vegetation. This is B. Lake Turkana A. Scrub vegetation C. Lake Elementaita B. Savannah grassland vegetation D. Lake Nakuru C. Semi-desert vegetation D. Swamp vegetation 5. River Ewaso Nyiro North drains its water into the 12. Which of the following groups is made up of A. Lorian Swamp C. Indian Ocean the western Bantu of Kenya?

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A. Abaluhya, Abakuria, Akamba B. Arabia D. The Congo forest B. Aembu, Abakuria, Pokomo C. Abagusii, Abaluhya, Abakuria D. Wadawida, Ameru,Abaluhya

20. The north-eastern part of Kenya is sparsely 13. Which of the following groups of people populated mainly because have their original homeland in south Sudan? A. It has poor roads and no railways A. Kipsigis, Iteso, Burji B. It is very hot and here are very few towns B. Turkana, Ameru, Nandi C. It has low rainfall and infertile soils C. Pokot, Luo, Abaluhya D. It is dry and insecure D. Iteso, Sabaot, Keiyo

21. The area around Mount Marsabit has a 14. Which of the communities below belongs to higher population than the surrounding the plains Nilotes? areas mainly because A. The Illchamus C. The Tugen A. There is greater security B. The Luo D. The kipsigis B. It is the administrative headquarters

C. There are more social facilities 15. Which of the following statement is not true D. The area is wetter about the River Lake Nilotes of Kenya?

A. They originated from South Sudan 22. Three of the following are ways that were B. They grew sorghum and millet used in traditional education to teach the C. Only the Luo belong to this group in youth. Which one is not? Kenya A. Imitation C. Apprenticeship D. They live only along Rivers and Lakes B. Stories D. Reading

16. Which of the following communities living in 23. The purpose of education in traditional Kenya belongs to the Southern Cushites? African society was A. The Somali C. The Dahalo A. To prepare the youth to be responsible B. The Burji D. The Galla members of the society

B. To prepare the youth for employment in 17. Which of the following do the Turkana and industries the Kipsigis have in common? C. To equip the youth with knowledge for A. Both communities belong to the Highlands higher learning Nilotes D. To encourage the youth to go school to B. Both communities originated from South learn Sudan

C. Both communities are plains Nilotes 24. Artefacts are important because D. Both communities are mainly pastralists A. They are kept in museums

B. They are made by skilled people 18. Which language group came to Kenya C. They show the history of the way of life of mainly because of trade? a community A. The Nilotes C. The Semites D. They can be sold for a lot of money B. The Bantus D. The cushites

25. Three of the following statements are true 19. The semites originated from about artefacts. Which one is not? A. Southern Ethiopia C. South Sudan

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A. They are items made using modern C. It is cheap to maintain the animals technology D. It is recommended by veterinary doctors

B. They help us to know the materials that 30. The most widely used dairy product is were available in the past for use A. Milk powder C. Yoghurt B. Fresh milk D. Butter C. They help us to know the history of a community in the absence of written 31. Free- range rearing of chicken is practised by information many people because D. They show how tools have developed A. It is cheap to keep the birds from simple ones to complex ones B. The chicken have better meat C. The chicken are not easily affected by 26. The following are some aspects of culture of diseases some communities in Kenya D. It is recommended by veterinary doctors i. Female circumcision is practiced ii. Elders settle disputes 32. Which of the following problems facing iii. Traditional songs and dances are poultry farmers would affect a farmer in performed for entertainment kiambu the most? iv. Forced or arranged marriages are A. Poor roads encouraged B. Outbreak of diseases v. The needy and the aged are taken care of C. High rate of loss of eggs through breakage Which one of the following combinations consists D. High cost of transport of aspects of culture that should be preserved? A. (i), (ii), (iii) C.(ii), (iii), (iv) 33. Read the statements below about a certain B. (ii), (iii), (iv) D.(iii), (iv), (v) mineral found in Kenya i. It is obtained by open-cast mining 27. Which one of the following statements best ii. The factory has to be located near the describes an age group? mining area because the mineral is very A. People who are born about the same time heavy B. People who are born in the same month iii. It is used to make cement C. People who get initiated on the same day iv. It is found in many parts of the country D. People who always work together The mineral described above is likely to be A. Fluorspar C. Diatomite 28. The main problem facing dairy farming in B. Limestone D. Soda ash Kenya is A. High cost of production Use the map below to answer questions 32 to 34 B. Inadequate milk factories C. Few tarmacked roads D. Low milk prices

29. Zero- grazing is practiced in many places mainly because A. Farmers have small pieces of land B. It is more profitable

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A. Refrigeration C. Sun drying B. Frying D. Canning

41. The following are characteristics of forests in Kenya i. They have many different types of trees ii. They have thick undergrowth iii. They mainly have softwood trees iv. Trees grow to different heights v. Trees of the same type grow in rows

34. The mineral mined at the lake in the area Which one of the following combination of characteristics of forests applies to natural marked A is forests only? A. Fluorspar C. Diatomite A. i, ii, iii C. ii, iii, iv B. Limestone D. Soda ash B. i, ii, iv D. iii, iv v

35. The mineral mined in the area marked B is

A. Fluorspar C. Soda ash 42. Forests increase the fertility of the soil B. Diatomite D. Limestone because

A. They attract animals

36. The mineral mined in the area C is B. They transfer minerals to the soil

A. Limestone C. Salt C. Dead leaves and branches rot and add B. Fluorspar D. Diatomite humus to the soil

D. They give out carbon dioxide which 37. Three of the following lakes are inland makes the soil fertile fishing grounds in Kenya. Which one is not? A. Lake Victoria C. Lake Bogoria 43. Three of the following are benefits of forests. B. Lake Naivasha D. Lake Baringo Which one is not? A. They are a home for wildlife 38. Which one of the following groups of fish is B. They provide employment opportunities caught in inland fisheries? to many people A. Tilapia, Mudfish, trout C. They protect sources of water D. They encourage soil erosion B. Lobster,dagaa oysters C. Nile perch, tuna, mullet 44. Which of the following statements gives the D. Parrot fish, kingfish, crab correct meaning of wildlife? A. It is the wild animals and birds found in 39. Which one of the following methods is national parks

commonly used for fishing in oceans? B. It is the water animals found in the marine A. Gill net C. Hook and line parks

B. Purse-seining D. Basket trap C. It is the plants, birds, insects and animals found in their natural surroundings

40. Which of the following is the cheapest D. It is the plants and birds found in the method of preserving fish? forest

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B. It creates conflicts 45. Which one of the following pairs of tourist C. It promotes peace among different attractions is mainly found at the coast? countries A. Water sports, wildlife D. It earns foreign exchange for the country B. Mountain climbing, sunny climate C. Cool climate, historical sites 52. The medium of exchange used in internal D. Marine parks, sandy beaches trade is A. Barter C. Other goods 46. Olorgesaillie and kariandusi are both B. Money D. Foreign exchange A. National museums B. Mining centres

C. Prehistoric sites 53. Which one of the following is not a type of D. Early trading centres industry? A. Driving C. Processing 47. Which one of the following is the best way of B. Manufacturing D. Assembly conserving wildlife? A. Fencing national parks 54. Which of the following urban centres has B. Establishing animal sanctuaries many agriculture-based industries? C. Controlling the sale of wildlife products A. Thika C. Eldoret D. Educating people on the importance of B. Nakuru D. Kisumu wildlife 55. Which of the following is not a type of 48. Which of the following is the main benefit service industry? from tourism in Kenya A. Hotel and accommodation C. Banking A. It creates employment opportunities B. Tourism D. Vehicle assembly B. It earns the country foreign exchange C. It markets Kenyan culture abroad 56. Webuye town in the western region of Kenya D. It has promoted the development of is a town where______is produced. agriculture A. Vehicles C. Paper B. Clothes D. Sugar 49. The main problem facing wildlife in Kenya is A. Drought 57. The main road from Namanga to Nairobi and B. Flooding during rainy seasons Moyale is known as the C. Overgrazing A. Great North Road D. Human activities in wildlife areas B. Trans-Africa Highway C. Main Tarmac Road 50. Trade involving the exchange of goods for D. Tanzania Main Road other goods is called 58. Which of the following is not an international A. Foreign trade C. Local trade airport? B. Barter trade D. Internal trade A. Wilson Airport B. Moi International Airport 51. Three of the following are benefits of trade. C. International Airport Which one is not? D. Eldoret Airport A. It promotes agriculture

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59. Which of the following is not a branch of the Kenya-Uganda Railways? 60. Vehicles that are not in good working A. Nakuru –Solai condition are B. Kisumu – Butere A. Unroadworthy C. Bad C. Nairobi – Namyuki B. Useless D. Highway code D. Eldoret - Kitale

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D. Kiambu District 1. Which one of the following is the most common way of sending messages? 7. Which of the following is not true about A. Telefax C. Short Message Services Nairobi B. Telephone D. Radio

2. Why is email not commonly used as a way of A. Nairobi began as a depot for the railway sending messages builders A. It is fast B. Nairobi serves as the seat of government B. It depends on mobile phones C. Nairobi is the home of UNICEF C. It depends on internet D. Nairobi is among the oldest towns in D. It is not known by many people Kenya 8. The army of the Abawanga was called 3. The following are examples of courier A. Orkoiyot C. Nabongo services. Which one is not? B. Olukuyaba D. Kuria A. Telcom B. Group 4 Securicor 9. In the Ameru traditional government, which C. Kenya Airways of the following is higher than the Njuri D. Postal Services Ncheke? A. Njuri Imperee C. Ntiba 4. Which one of the following is the best way of B. Ntuiko D. Kiruka transporting petroleum from to Kisumu? 10. ‘ I was a leader of a community in the Eastern A. Railways C. Pipeline region of Kenya. When the Europeans came, I B. Water D. Air gave them a place to build a fort. I was amajor trader with the people at the coast. 5. Which one of the following towns was Who am i?’ started by railway builders as a Lake port? A. Masaku C. Waiyaki A. Nakuru C. Nairobi B. Nabongo D. Kenyatta B. Mombasa D. Eldoret 11. The Nandi were led by Koitalel arap Samoei 6. Thika Town is an administrative centre. It is in resisting the British. He was a spiritual the headquarters for leader known as an A. Central region of Kenya A. Oloiboni C. Ancestor B. Nyeri District B. Orkoiyot D. Elder C. Thika District

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12. Mekatilili wa Menza was arrested and 19. Three of the following are duties of a Kenyan deported to ______by the British colonialists citizen. Which one is not? A. Uganda C. Kajiado A. Respecting those in authority B. Gusii D. Nairobi B. Being loyal and ready to defend one’s country 13. and Waiyaki wa Hinga C. Paying taxes to the government made friends with the Europeans. They were D. Arresting people who do not obey the law A. Collaborators C. Enemies B. Resistors D. Betrayers 20. Which of the following is not an example of direct democracy?

14. Which of the following pairs consists of people who reacted in the same way to A. Members of parliament passing a motion colonial rule? in parliament A. Nandi, Wanga B. Citizens casting ballots to elect their MP B. Masaku, Mekatilili C. Villagers deciding where a cattle dip will C. Nandi Ababukusu be built D. Ababukusu, Abawanga D. Prefects attending a school committee meeting 15. The Nandi Orkoiyot who prophesied that a snake would pass through Nandi land was 21. The first action to take when you find a child A. Orkoiyot Koitalel Samoei who has been raped is to B. Kimnyole arap Turkat A. Inform the head teacher C. Arap Samoei Saina B. Inform the chief D. Orkoiyot Kimnyole C. Tell the child not to tell anybody D. Take the child to hospital 16. Which of the following is a way in which a person can become a Kenyan citizen? 22. Three of the following are ways of protecting A. By association C. By registration children from child abuse. Which one is not? B. By naturalization D. By voting A. Encouraging children to study hard B. Providing counseling services to victims 17. Obeying the laws of the country is important C. Educating children on their rights mainly because D. Giving stiff punishments to child abusers A. It promotes peace B. It is a requirement of the constitution 23. Which one of the following conditions may C. The policemen in the country are few lead to lawlessness in society? D. One will avoid being sent to jail A. Unemployment among youth B. Availability of food in the family 18. In Kenya, a responsible citizen is one who C. Free primary and secondary education A. Own a lot of property D. Adequate housing facilities B. Attends religious services regularly C. Arrests law breakers 24. The best way of encouraging people in D. Takes part in development projects Kenya to obey the law is by A. Employing more police officers to enforce the law

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B. Keeping the law breakers in prison D. Some of its members represent special C. Rewarding people who obey the law groups D. Educating people on the importance of observing the law. 30. Who among the following is an ex-officio member of Parliament? 25. Three of the following show that the rule of A. The Speaker law is followed. Which one does not? B. The Government Chief Whip A. People respect one another C. The President B. Children go to school safely D. The Town Clerk C. Wrongdoers are arrested and punished D. Criminals raid banks every day

26. Which of the following shows the composition of the National Assembly in Kenya? A. President, civil servants, cabinet ministers B. Elected members of parliament, the speaker, women representatives C. Cabinet ministers, attorney General, civil servants D. Clerk of the National Assembly, speaker, councilors

27. The legislature makes the law while the Judiciary A. Amends the law B. Does away with the law C. Administers justice D. Keeps the law

28. The executive arm of government comprises the following except: A. The speaker of the National Assembly B. The cabinet C. The president D. The Attorney General

29. Which of the following statements is not true about the senate? A. It makes laws for all the counties B. It is made up of elected members C. It mainly represents the interests of the counties

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