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The West Indies Federation
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20 CXC CSEC Caribbean History questions on The West Indies Federation, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A student researching the West Indies Federation discovered that one territory served as the federal capital. Which territory housed the capital of the West Indies Federation?

  1. Jamaica
  2. Barbados
  3. Trinidad
  4. Grenada
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✓ Answer: CTrinidad
Award 1 mark for identifying Trinidad as the location of the federal capital (Port of Spain). A is incorrect — Jamaica was the largest member but not the capital. B is incorrect — Barbados hosted early conferences but was not chosen as the capital. D is incorrect — Grenada was a smaller member territory.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

The West Indies Federation was established in which year?

  1. 1956
  2. 1958
  3. 1960
  4. 1962
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✓ Answer: B1958
Award 1 mark for identifying 1958 as the year the West Indies Federation was established. A is incorrect — 1956 was when the British Caribbean Federation Act was passed. C is incorrect — by 1960 the Federation was already functioning. D is incorrect — 1962 was when the Federation dissolved.
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CXC CSEC Caribbean History: The West Indies Federation FAQ

How many CXC CSEC Caribbean History questions on The West Indies Federation are there on Kramizo?
Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on The West Indies Federation for CXC CSEC Caribbean History, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CXC paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the The West Indies Federation questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Caribbean History syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Caribbean History specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is The West Indies Federation typically tested on CXC CSEC Caribbean History papers?
The West Indies Federation appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Caribbean History papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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