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• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Mmalina Joint Trial Business Studies Paper 1 2026 Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a KCSE Business Studies 565/1 examination.

  This exam assesses learner grasp of core business fundamentals including accounting, marketing, transport, communication, public finance, and entrepreneurship. It provides high-yield short-answer practice tailored to standard national assessment requirements.

  • Month Administered: July 2026
  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Number of Questions: 25 (Questions 1 - 25)
  • Structure: Single section consisting of 25 compulsory structured short-answer and computational questions.

  It covers the following topics:

  • Production: Features of capital as a factor of production
  • Insurance: Role of insurance in facilitating commercial activities
  • Transport and communication: Pipeline transport advantages and digital video conferencing communication channels
  • Financial markets: Roles of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)
  • Entrepreneurship: Business plans and criteria for classifying small firms
  • Demography: Economic impacts of an ageing population
  • Government and business: Business licensing circumstances, national development planning, and taxation types
  • Warehousing and distribution: Importance of warehousing and role of commercial intermediaries
  • Market structures: Characteristics of oligopoly
  • Accounting and financial statements: Balance sheet net worth calculation, trading account preparation, day books, trial balance errors, and capital equations
  • Trade: Features of chain stores, source documents (credit note triggers), and ethical issues in product promotion
  • Macroeconomics: Types and causes of inflation, and business contributions to national income
  • Office practice: Circumstances for disposing of office machines
• File Size:

  89.14 KB
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  Business Studies
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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