Social science (SST) worksheets for Class 6 — with answers

Answer the questions.

1. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
2. About how many days does the Moon take to go once around the Earth?
3. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?
4. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.
5. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.
6. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
7. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
8. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
9. How many planets are there in the solar system?
10. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

Answer the questions.

1. Which heat zone gets the most heat?
2. Lines drawn parallel to the Equator are called ______.
3. The heat zone between the two tropics is the ______ zone.
4. How far ahead of Greenwich Mean Time is IST?
5. The imaginary line joining the North and South Poles is the ______.
6. A model of the Earth is called a ______.
7. Latitude of the Arctic Circle?
8. Latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?
9. The Prime Meridian (0°) passes through ______.
10. Indian Standard Time is based on which meridian?

Answer the questions.

1. Rotation of the Earth causes ______.
2. The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called ______.
3. On which date is the winter solstice (shortest day in India)?
4. On which dates are day and night equal everywhere (equinoxes)?
5. How many days does a leap year have?
6. The Earth’s axis is tilted at ______ to its orbital plane.
7. Revolution and the tilt of the axis cause ______.
8. How long does the Earth take to go once around the Sun?
9. How long does the Earth take to rotate once?
10. The circle that divides day from night on the globe is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which continent is covered with thick ice?
2. The layer of air around the Earth is the ______.
3. How many continents are there?
4. The water on the Earth makes up the ______.
5. Which is the smallest continent?
6. The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the ______.
7. Which is the largest continent?
8. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
9. Which ocean is named after a country?
10. Which is the largest ocean?

Answer the questions.

1. Which animal’s tame form helped early farmers plough fields?
2. Which is the oldest of the Vedas?
3. The raised western part of a Harappan city is called the ______.
4. Which Harappan city had a dockyard?
5. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
6. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?
7. Where was the Great Bath found?
8. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
9. About how old are the Harappan cities?
10. Have we been able to read the Harappan script?

Answer the questions.

1. Megasthenes came to the court of which ruler?
2. Ashoka spread the message of ______ through his inscriptions.
3. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.
4. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?
5. The Vajji sangha was a ______, not ruled by one king.
6. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
7. Which war made Ashoka give up war?
8. Large kingdoms of ancient India were called ______.
9. Who was the 24th tirthankara of the Jains?
10. Which mahajanapada became the most powerful?

Answer the questions.

1. The head of a Gram Panchayat is the ______.
2. A city is divided into areas called ______, each electing a councillor.
3. Who is in charge of a police station?
4. Name a tax collected by a municipality.
5. What is the minimum age to vote in India?
6. Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
7. Who keeps the land records of a village?
8. What is a democracy?
9. What does universal adult franchise mean?
10. Which body looks after a big city?

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?
2. Name a festival that is celebrated across India.
3. What is prejudice?
4. How many languages are listed in the Indian Constitution?
5. Ladakh is famous for which animal’s wool?
6. Who wrote our national anthem?
7. What is a stereotype?
8. Kerala is famous for which trade in the past?
9. India is called a land of “unity in ______”.
10. Treating a person unfairly because of who they are is called ______.