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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
2. Latitude of the Arctic Circle?
3. Lines drawn parallel to the Equator are called ______.
4. The Prime Meridian (0°) passes through ______.
5. The heat zone between the two tropics is the ______ zone.
6. How far ahead of Greenwich Mean Time is IST?
7. Which heat zone gets the most heat?
8. The Equator is at ______ latitude.
9. The Earth turns 15° of longitude in how much time?
10. A model of the Earth is called a ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
2. Which is the oldest of the Vedas?
3. Where was the Great Bath found?
4. About how old are the Harappan cities?
5. Early stone tools were made from stone, wood and ______.
6. Which Harappan city had a dockyard?
7. Mehrgarh is known as one of the earliest places where people began ______.
8. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?
9. Which animal’s tame form helped early farmers plough fields?
10. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The head of a Gram Panchayat is the ______.
2. Name the three levels of the Panchayati Raj system.
3. What is the minimum age to vote in India?
4. Who is in charge of a police station?
5. Who heads the administration of a district?
6. Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
7. What is a democracy?
8. Name a tax collected by a municipality.
9. A city is divided into areas called ______, each electing a councillor.
10. What does universal adult franchise mean?

Answer the questions.

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