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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. A narrow strip of land joining two large landmasses is an ______.
2. Which ocean is named after a country?
3. Which gas makes up most of the air?
4. How many continents are there?
5. Which is the smallest continent?
6. Which is the largest continent?
7. Which continent is covered with thick ice?
8. About what part of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?
9. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
10. The solid part of the Earth is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Early stone tools were made from stone, wood and ______.
2. The Harappan cities grew along which river?
3. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?
4. Mehrgarh is known as one of the earliest places where people began ______.
5. The raised western part of a Harappan city is called the ______.
6. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
7. Where was the Great Bath found?
8. Which is the oldest of the Vedas?
9. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
10. About how old are the Harappan cities?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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