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

Answer the questions.

1. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
2. Which is the largest planet?
3. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
4. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
5. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
6. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.
7. How many planets are there in the solar system?
8. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
9. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
10. About how many days does the Moon take to go once around the Earth?

Answer the questions.

1. The Prime Meridian (0°) passes through ______.
2. Latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?
3. The Earth turns 15° of longitude in how much time?
4. The Equator is at ______ latitude.
5. Indian Standard Time is based on which meridian?
6. Lines drawn parallel to the Equator are called ______.
7. Latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
8. Lines drawn from pole to pole are called ______.
9. Latitude of the Arctic Circle?
10. Which heat zone gets the most heat?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The Harappan cities grew along which river?
2. Where was the Great Bath found?
3. Early stone tools were made from stone, wood and ______.
4. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
5. About how old are the Harappan cities?
6. The raised western part of a Harappan city is called the ______.
7. Which Harappan city had a dockyard?
8. Have we been able to read the Harappan script?
9. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
10. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
2. Megasthenes came to the court of which ruler?
3. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?
4. Who was the 24th tirthankara of the Jains?
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. Who was Chandragupta’s adviser and wrote the Arthashastra?
9. Name a capital of Magadha.
10. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.

Answer the questions.

1. What is a democracy?
2. Who heads the administration of a district?
3. Which body looks after a big city?
4. What does universal adult franchise mean?
5. Name a tax collected by a municipality.
6. Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
7. A city is divided into areas called ______, each electing a councillor.
8. Who keeps the land records of a village?
9. All adults of a village together form the ______.
10. Name the three levels of the Panchayati Raj system.

Answer the questions.

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