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2. Describe the term homestead.
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3. State the similarity in the way Semei Kakungulu and Apollo Kaggwa reacted to British rule.
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4. What does the term archaeology mean?
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5. Differentiate between slavery and slave trade.
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6. Why was Portuguese rule unpopular at the coast of East Africa?
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7. Give any one factor which affects the climate in East Africa.
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8. What is common between the copper belt of Zambia and the Shamba Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo?
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9. Why did the British use the native Africans to construct the railway?
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10. In which way is the Tazara line important to Zambia?
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11. Why do most lakes in the Great Rift Valley have salty water?
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12. Why is pyrethrum an important crop?
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13. Name the company which was sent to carry out trade and administer Uganda on behalf of the British.
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14. Where in Buganda did Captain Frederick Dealtry Lugard built his fort?
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15. Why did German have to lose all her former colonies after World War One?
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16. Briefly explain what you understand by the term economic development.
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17. Give any one use of cotton to you as a Ugandan.
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18. Why did the Masai of Kenya and Tanzania migrate from their original homeland?
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19. Why was Ethiopia not colonised?
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20. Why does Arabica coffee grow well around Mount Elgon?
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21. Give one reason why Jinja developed economically.
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22. Write U.M.A in full.
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23. Which political party led Kenya to independence?
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24. Give one factor which can influence production of goods in a country.
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25. Which European country first founded a colony in South Africa?
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26. What were Bantustans?
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27. Besides taxes, give one source of government revenue.
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28. How are structures (instruments) used to drill oil called?
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29. Where does solar energy get its power?
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30. In which government ministry does the police belong?
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31. Peter exchanged beans for a goat with Alex. What type of trade was he practicing?
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32. What is the highest peak of the highest mountain in Uganda?
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33. Give another word for a house.
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34. Obua helped people without getting any pay. Use one term to describe Obua.
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35. What is the use of alcohol or mercury in a thermometer?
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36. Kato wants to connect electricity to his house, which company would you advise him to contact?
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For each of the questions 37-40, answer EITHER Christianity OR Islamic BUT NOT BOTH. No marks will be awarded to a candidate who attempts both alternatives in a question.
37. Either: Which angel was sent to announce the birth of Jesus?
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Or: Who was the first woman to become a Muslim?
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38. Either: Name the person Jesus raised from the dead.
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Or: Which prophet in Islam is known for his patience and endurance?
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39. Either: What do Christians remember on the day of Sabbath?
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Or: What is the difference between Iman and an imam?
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40. Either: What was the old name for Paul before Jesus saved him from his sinful ways?
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Or: Name the battle Prophet Muhammad fought against the Meccan pagans.
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41. (a) Name any two island countries in Africa.
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(b) Why is it good to practise mixed farming?
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42. (a) Identify any two stone age sites in Uganda.
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(b) Why did the British government decide to take over Uganda as its protectorate in 1894?
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43. (a) Why is it important for countries such as Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda to have a good relationship with Kenya and Tanzania.
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(b) Outline two problems which are being faced by the people who purely practise nomadix pastoralism.
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44. (a) Why had the growing of cotton declinedin the past two decades in Uganda?
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(b) Give any two advantages of a commercial bank.
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45. (a) The diagram below is a rain gauge. Study it and answer the questions that follow.
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(ii) What are the units for measuring rainfall?
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(iii) If you are given the responsibility of placing this instrument, where would you place it?
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(iv) What is the function of part marked B?
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46. (a) Name the latitudes marked:
(i) 23½° S
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(ii) 0°
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(b) Give two methods of curing tobacco.
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47. Study the diagram of rain formation below and answer the questions about it.

(a) Name the parts of the mountain marked:
(i) A
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(ii) B
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(b) Name the type of rainfall received in this area.
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(c) If you were a farmer, which part of the mountain would you prefer and why?
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48. (a) Give the two ytpes of savanna.
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(b) Give any two characteristics in the Equatorial Rainforests.
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49. (a) Give any two problems that hinder most of the African countries to develop.
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(b) What are the advantages of Clonal coffee over Arabica and Robusta coffee?
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50. (a) Why is a radio the most common means of communication in Uganda?
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(b) How does the water hyacinth affect the fishing industry?
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51. Match A with B.
RIVER | MOUTH |
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Albert Cook | Broght the first bicycle in Uganda |
Kenneth Borup | Built Kisubi College |
Robert Ashe | Treated sleeping sickness |
White fathers | Introduced cotton seeds in Uganda |
52. (a) Write the last line of the 1st and 2nd stanza of the Uganda National Anthem.
(i) 1st stanza
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(ii) 2nd stanza
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(b) Name any two companies created from Uganda Posts and Telecommunications Co-operation.
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For each of the questions 53-55, answer EITHER Christianity OR Islamic BUT NOT BOTH. No marks will be awarded to a candidate who attempts both alternatives in a question.
53. Either:
(a) State two ways Jesus helped the needy.
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(b) Give any two examples of sins.
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Or:
(a) Give any four commits that can lead a Muslims to be disqualified from the religion.
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54. Either:
(a) Give any two gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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(b) State any two values we learn from the story of the Good Samaritan.
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Or:
(a) Give any two signs of the Day of Judgement.
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(b) Name two of prophet Muhammad's daughters
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55. Either: Outline the items (values) which we request God from the Lord's Prayer.
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Or: Give any four groups of Muslims in the Islamic religion.
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