Culture, Economy and Society

Economy, Education and Society

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All 25 questions

  1. What is the Kenyan currency?
  2. What is M-Pesa?
  3. Which drink and crop are Kenya's best-known agricultural exports?
  4. What are matatus?
  5. Which airport serves Nairobi?
  6. What industry brings many visitors to the Maasai Mara and coast?
  7. Which stock exchange is located in Nairobi?
  8. Which examination marks the end of secondary school in Kenya?
  9. What did the 8-4-4 system describe in Kenya?
  10. Which central bank issues the Kenyan shilling?
  11. Which informal settlement in Nairobi is among the largest in Africa?
  12. Which farming activity is the main livelihood in northern Kenya?
  13. Which city is Kenya's second city and main port?
  14. Which university became independent in 1970 after being part of a federal University of East Africa?
  15. What did the new competency-based curriculum replace?
  16. Which sector employs the largest share of Kenyan workers?
  17. Which city on Lake Victoria is the main port of the lake basin?
  18. Which currency unit is one hundredth of a Kenyan shilling?
  19. Under the competency-based curriculum, the 2-6-3-3-3 structure covers how many years in total?
  20. Which railway links Mombasa and Nairobi and was completed in the 21st century?
  21. In the Kenyan 8-4-4 system, how many years of schooling does it provide up to the first degree?
  22. If a shilling is 100 cents, how many cents are in 25 shillings?
  23. Where is the head office of the East African Community located?
  24. Which type of tea is Kenya best known for exporting?
  25. In which year did Kenya begin issuing its own shilling in place of the East African shilling?

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