PLE Social Studies 2015

Name any one domestic animal kept for  milk.

What landform cover most areas of Uganda?

Give any one modern way of preserving fish?

Apart from Rwanda, name one other landlocked country that
boarders Uganda

What is the direction of Uganda from Burundi?

Mention any one activity that the Bachwezi are remembered for

Give any one way in which children can help to keep security at home.

Which element of weather is measured using a barometer?

Mention any one port in East Africa that handles Uganda's imports and exports

Name any one tribe in Uganda that belongs to the plain Nilotes.

How does the heading of a map help a map reader?

. How are trees in a school compound useful to pupils?

What was the major item of trade from Africa to America during the triangular trade(Trans-Atlantic trade)?

Give any one main crop grown in Doho Irrigation Scheme?

State any one way in which democracy is practised in schools.

What does the road sign shown below mean? ·

Mention any one way in whi-ch Africans showed that they were not happy with the European rule

State any one advantage of getting a leader through inheritance?

Name the type of soiI that is used in the pottery industry

Name any one of the tools used in schools to change from one daily activity to another?

What was the bolas used for during the Stone Age period?

Give any one reason why a re-cycling factory can be useful in an area.

Why is it important for a farmer to have the knowledge of seasons of the year?

Mention one group of leaders who serve without payment?

Give one social reason for the construction of the Kenya-Uganda Railway in 1896

Name any one group of people who help to keep rules and
regulations in a community.

How is the work of a Veterinary Officer different from that of an Agricultural Officer?

Why is tourism called an industry?

Mention any one way in which government spends its income.

Name the rapids along river Niger where Mungo Park drowned.

Name any one Relief Agency that cares for the people who have been affected by land slides in Uganda.

State any one way in which an Oasis is important to the people who live in the Sahara desert.

Give any one factor that attracted the Bantu cultivators to settle within the lake regions of East Africa.

Mention any one island country found in West Africa.

State any one way in which the Judiciary promotes peace in a
country.

For each of the questions 36 to 401 answer EITHER the Christian OR
the Islamic questions but not both. No marks will be awarded to a candidate who attempts both alternatives in a particular number.
CHRISTIAN
Name the son of Adam who killed his brother ........................................... .
or
ISLAM
Name the son of Adam who killed his brother ........................................... .

. EITHER:
How did Abraham show his faith to God?
OR;
How did prophet Ibrahim show his faith to Allah?

EITHER:
What was the work of Matthew before he became an Apostle?
OR:
What was the work of Khadijah the wife of prophet Muhammed (PBUH)?

EITHER:
In which one wav can a Christian reconcile with others?
OR:
In which one way can a Muslim reconcile with others?

EITHER:
Why is the Bible called a Holy Book?
OR:
Why is the Qur'an called a Holy Book?

Name the two European explorers who made two journeys to
East Africa.

Name the organization that was replaced by the African
Union.

Mention any two ways in which the work of the early
explorers contributed to the development of Africa.

What title is given to the highest civil servant in a ministry?

State the way in which one can become a Chairperson LCV
in any district of Uganda.

Give any two ways in which leaders can improve on the welfare of the people in their communities.

Study the sketch map of East Africa .below and answer the
questions that follow.

Why is the shaded area marked with letter N not suitable
for plantation farming?

Give any one advantage country marked with letter Z has over
Rwanda when carrying out international trade.

Give any one reason why settlement is not allowed in the area
marked S.

Name two elements of wind that are measured qt a weather
station.

Why are the North - East and South-East Monso6n winds called trade winds?

Give any one reason why the North-East trade winds that
blow towards the horn of Africa do not bring rainfall

Mention one country in Africa which ·is not a member of the
African Union

Give any two major organs of the African Union

What mineral is mined from Wit waters rand in South Africa?

Mention any two factors that have promoted the
development of mining in South Africa.

State any one danger of the mining industry to the
environment.

. Study the graph below and answer the questions that follow
During which month of the year does this place experience
no rainfall at all?

Name the months in which the highest amount of rainfall was received

What type of climate is shown on the graph?

Mention any one economic activity suitable in this area.

Study the sketch map of Africa below and answer questions
that follow.

In which one way does port P benefit its country?

Name the regional economic grouping to which the shaded
countries belong.

Mention any one problem faced by country marked R on the
map

The diagram below shows a method of farming practiced in
some parts of Uganda. Use it to answer the questions that
follow,
Name the method of farming shown in the diagram above

State the importance of the planted grass in the method of
farming shown in the diagram above

State any two problems faced by farmers in the above named physical features.

For each of the questions 51 to 55; answer EITHER the Christian OR
the Islamic questions but not both. No marks will be awarded to
candidates who attempt both alternatives in a particular number.
Name any one church founded organization that promotes
youth activities in Uganda

State any two challenges faced by the organization you have
mentioned in (a) above.

Mention any one example you can copy from the activities of
the organization named in (a) above.

Name any one Islamic founded organization that promotes
youth activities in Uganda

State any two challenges faced by the organization you have
mentioned in (a) above

Mention any one example you can copy from the activities of
the organization named in (a) above.

"We are going 1'o Jerusalem, where the son of man
will be handed over to the Chief Priest and teachers
of the law. They will condemn him to death."
(Matt. 20: 18-19)

Name the group of believers to whom the above words were
said.

Mention any two things which happened shortly after the
death of the person named in (a) above.

"There is no god except Allah. Death really causes
pain. Oh God! Cover me with your forgiveness and mercy."
(Reported by: Abu Hurairat)

Who was the most beloved wife of the person you named
in (a) above?

Mention any two things which you learn from the person you
have named in (a) above.

Mention any two types of prayer in Christianity.

Apart from praying, state any one other way Christians
communicate to God.

· State any one way prayer is important in Christianity

Mention any two types of prayer in Islam

Apart from praying, state any other way Muslims
communicate to Allah

State any one way prayer is important in Islam

Which sacrament joins a man and a woman as husband and
wife in Church?

What do the following represent during the Holy communion?
(i) Bread
(ii) Wine

Why do Christians get the ,Sacrament of Holy communion?

Which pillar of Islam brings the rich and the poor together?

Give the two types of the pillar you named in (a) above

What is the importance of the pillar you have mentioned in (a)
above?

Use a pen and match correctly the days of the
Christian calendar in List A to their events in List B .
·'List A List B
(a) Palm Sunday Ressurrection of Jesus Christ.
(b) Good Friday Birth of Jesus Christ.
(c) Easter Sunday. End of lent.
(d) Christmas day. Death of Jesus Christ.
· OR; Match the information in List A to that in List B.
I List A List B
(a) l
stMuharram Celebration of Iddi-el-fitir.
(b) 12thRabbil-awwal Celebration of Idi Adhuha.
(c) l
stShawwaal Birth of prophet Muhammed.
(d) 1othDhul-hijjah I Beginning of new year.
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