SUREKEY EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PRIMARY SIX QUALITY CHECK TWO EXAMINATION

2024
SOCIAL STUDIES WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

School Admission No. Personal No.

Pupil’s Name: ……………………………………..………………………..

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Pupil’s Signature: …………………………………………………………..
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School Name:
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District Name:
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Read the following instructions carefully:

FOR EXAMINERS’
1. Do not forget to write your school or USE ONLY
district name on the paper.
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2. This paper has two sections: A and B. EXR’S
Section A has 40 questions and section NO.
B has 15 questions. The paper 1 – 10
has 12 printed pages.
3. Answer all questions. All working for 11 − 20
both sections A and B must be shown
21 – 30
in the spaces provided.
4. All answers must be written using a 31 – 40
blue
or black ball point pen or ink. Any work 41 – 43
written in pencil will not be marked.
44 – 46
5. Unnecessary changes in your work
and handwriting that cannot be read 47 – 49
easily may lead to loss of marks.
50 – 52

53 – 55
 6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated:
“For Examiners’ use only” and boxes
inside the question paper.

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SECTION A: 40 MARKS

Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each

1. State any one cause of increased child labour in our communities.

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2. Give any one way democracy is practiced in your school.
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3. Give a reason why the wind-ward side of a mountain has thick
vegetation.
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4. Mention any one special group of people represented in the
parliament of
Uganda.
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5. State any one characteristic of rift valley lakes.
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6. How does the East African Development Bank (EADB) benefit the
East African Community (EAC) member states?
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7. What is meant by the term Urban-Rural migration?
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8. Apart from using some animals for transport, how else can the
road
transport challenge be solved in mountainous areas?
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9. Write any one country in East Africa which lies in both the Northern
and
Southern hemisphere.
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10. State any one way Newspapers promote the development of a
country.
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11. How did the 1967 constitution affect cultural institutions in

Uganda?
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12. State any one factor that favours the growth of Arabica coffee on
the
slopes of Mt.Elgon.
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13. Give any one reason why the British wanted land in Uganda.
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14. How was Kabaka Mwanga a threat to Christianity in East Africa
during the
19th Century?
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15. What does the road sign below inform the road users?

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16. State any one problem resulting from the production of similar
goods by
East African countries.
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17. Name the last dynasty to rule over Bunyoro-Kitara empire before
its
final collapse.
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18. In which one way is smuggling a threat to a country’s
development?
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19. Give any one reason why it is important for a family to make
periodic
family budgets.
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20. Give one reason why the early explorers to East Africa were so
much
interested in finding the source of River Nile.
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21. In which one way does poaching affect wildlife?

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22. Give any one way the Judiciary promotes the rule of law in the
country.
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23. Write any one tree species common in the equatorial rainforests.
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24. State any one problem facing the Uganda Police force.
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25. Give any one reason why some tribes in Uganda were unable to
form
kingdoms.
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The picture below shows a certain community found in Uganda.
Use it to answer questions 26 and 27.

26. Identify any one natural disaster that may occur in the above
community.
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27. State any one way people in the above community can manage to
stay
safe from the natural disaster mentioned in (a) above.
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28. Name the feature on the Uganda Coat of Arms which signifies
culture
and communication.
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29. Why is wind regarded as a renewable resource?
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30. Give any one reason why Uganda should cooperate with her
neighbours.
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31. On a map, the distance between the kitchen and the office is 5cm.
Find the actual ground distance between the two places using a
scale of
1cm =100km.

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32. How is the creation of new local governments in Uganda benefiting
the
local people?
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The diagram below shows two population distribution patterns P
and Q.
Use it to answer questions 33 and 34.
33. State any one factor that can lead to a population distribution
pattern P.
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34. Give any one challenge an area with a population distribution
pattern Q
is likely to face.
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35. State any one factor that made it easy for the British to defeat
resistant
societies of Uganda.
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For each of the questions 36 to 40, answer Either the Christian OR

Islamic questions but not both. No marks will be awarded to a
candidate who attempts
both alternatives in a particular number.

36. EITHER:
State any one good quality you can copy from Jesus Christ.
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OR:
State any one good quality you can copy from prophet Issa.
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37. FOR BOTH:

State any one role God/Allah gave to man after creation.
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38. EITHER:
Write any one life challenge a lazy Christian is likely to face.
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OR:
Write any one life challenge a lazy Moslem is likely to face.
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39. EITHER:
State any one way through which Bible writers got information
from God.
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OR:
State any one way through which angels are important in Islam.
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40. EITHER:
Name the God’s faithful servant whom He appointed to rescue to
the
Israelites from the Midianites.
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OR:
Name the Allah’s faithful servant who is remembered for his great
wisdom.
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SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.

41. (a) State any one difference between formal and informal
education.
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(b) Give any two challenges facing some schools in Uganda.
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(c) How did the governor Sir Philip Mitchel promote higher
education in
Uganda during British rule?
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42. The map extract below is of Malangala subcounty in Mityana

district. Study it carefully and then answer the questions that
follow.

(a) Identify the features marked B and C on the map extract.

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(ii) C
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(b) Give one reason why you would carry out cattle keeping in
Malangala
subcounty.
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(c) Write one social service the people of Malangala are lacking
according to the map extract
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43. (a) Which method of farming would you recommend to a farmer

in;
(i) steep slopes:
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(ii) very dry land: ………………………………………………..
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(b) State any one factor which may hinder agricultural
production.
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(c) Which type of industries make finished goods out of
agricultural
produces?

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44. (a) State any two factors which caused bankruptcy of the
Imperial British East Africa Company (IBEACO).
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(b) Why was Uganda regarded as a British protectorate during
colonial times?
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(c) Give any one way through which the British developed
Uganda.
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45. (a) State any two factors that have contributed to a decreased
infant
mortality rate in Uganda today.
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(b) Give any two ways you would advise the government to
control
population growth.
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46. (a) What role did Sir Apollo Kaggwa play during the signing of
the
1900 Buganda agreement?
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(b) State any two new changes that were made in Buganda just
after
the 1900 agreement.
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make
Uganda a nation.
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47. (a) Give any two challenges facing regional economic blocs like
the EAC.
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(b) State any two ways through which the EAC member states
can
protect it from collapsing again.
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48. Study the sketch map of East Africa and use it to answer the
questions
that follow.

(a) Name the East Africa’s neighboring country B on the map.

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(b) Name the type of climate experienced in the shaded region
of
Uganda.
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(c) State the main economic activity of the ethnic group that
settled in
area marked S.
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(d) State any one challenge faced by the countries P and V
resulting from
their strategic location.
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49. (a) In which ethnic group would you put each of the tribes
below?
(i) Bahima:
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(ii) Japadhora:
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(b) State any one reason why the Bantu people were easily
attracted to
settle in the interlucustrine region.
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(c) How did the migration of the different Ethnic groups into East
Africa
affect the Bushmen?

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50. The diagram below shows the formation of a type of rainfall.
Study and use it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Identify the process marked E.

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(b) How does the feature labelled K contribute to the formation
of
rainfall?
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(c) Name any one district in Uganda which commonly receives
the type
of rainfall above.
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(d) Write any one economic activity carried out in places which
receive
the type of rainfall illustrated above.
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For each of the questions 51 to 55, answer EITHER the Christian OR

Islamic questions but not both. No mark will be awarded to a
candidate who attempts
both alternatives in a particular number.
51. FOR BOTH:
(a) Write any two reasons why it is important for the believers
to visit
the sick.
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(b) Mention any one common cause of sickness among
believers.
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(c) State any one way in which prophets were a symbol of
hope for
the sick.
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52. EITHER:
(a) State any two aims of the Uganda joint Christian Council.
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(b) Write any two challenges facing the Uganda Joint Christian
Council.
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OR:
(a) State any two aims of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council.
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(b) Write any two challenges facing the Uganda Muslim
Supreme
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53. EITHER:
While we were with you, we used to say to you, “Whoever refuses to work is not allowed to
eat.” We say this because we hear that there are some people among you who live a lazy
life.
(2thes: 3:10-11)
(a) Write any two lessons you learn from the above quotation.
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(b) State any one effect of living a lazy life to a Christian.
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(c) Give any one reason why some people do not want to work.
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OR:
“Man will not get anything unless he works hard.” (Surat Najm: 53:39)
(a) Write any two lessons you learn from the above quotation.
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(b) State any one effect of living a lazy life to a Muslim.
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(c) Give any one reason why some people do not want to work.
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54. EITHER:
(a) Give any two reasons why Christians should be tithe and
offertories
in the church during worship.
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(b) Write any one item a Christian can pay as offertories during
worship.

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(c) State any one reason why some Christians do not pay tithe
and
offertories in the church.

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OR:
(a) Give any two reasons why Muslims should pay Zakat.
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(b) Write any one item a Muslim can pay as Zakat.

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(c) State any one reason why some Muslims do not pay Zakat.

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55. FOR BOTH TO ATTEMPT:

(a) What is suffering?
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(b) Mention any two causes of emotional suffering among
believers.
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(c) State any one bad decision which may lead to suffering.
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