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

Answer the questions.

1. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
2. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
3. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
4. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
5. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
6. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.
7. Which is the largest planet?
8. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.
9. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
10. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the 24th tirthankara of the Jains?
2. The Vajji sangha was a ______, not ruled by one king.
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 mahajanapada became the most powerful?
7. Name a capital of Magadha.
8. Large kingdoms of ancient India were called ______.
9. Which war made Ashoka give up war?
10. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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