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

Answer the questions.

1. Which star shows the north direction?
2. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
3. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
4. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
5. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
6. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
7. About how many days does the Moon take to go once around the Earth?
8. How many planets are there in the solar system?
9. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
10. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?

Answer the questions.

1. The imaginary line joining the North and South Poles is the ______.
2. Latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
3. Lines drawn parallel to the Equator are called ______.
4. The Equator is at ______ latitude.
5. How far ahead of Greenwich Mean Time is IST?
6. The Earth turns 15° of longitude in how much time?
7. Indian Standard Time is based on which meridian?
8. Latitude of the Arctic Circle?
9. The Prime Meridian (0°) passes through ______.
10. Latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which is the largest ocean?
2. The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the ______.
3. Which is the largest continent?
4. A narrow strip of land joining two large landmasses is an ______.
5. The layer of air around the Earth is the ______.
6. How many continents are there?
7. Which continent is covered with thick ice?
8. Which is the smallest continent?
9. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
10. The solid part of the Earth is the ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?
2. Name a capital of Magadha.
3. Ashoka spread the message of ______ through his inscriptions.
4. Who was the 24th tirthankara of the Jains?
5. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
6. Large kingdoms of ancient India were called ______.
7. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.
8. Megasthenes came to the court of which ruler?
9. Which mahajanapada became the most powerful?
10. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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