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. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
4. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
5. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?
6. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.
7. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
8. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
9. Which is the largest planet?
10. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which body looks after a big city?
2. Who heads the administration of a district?
3. Name the three levels of the Panchayati Raj system.
4. What is the minimum age to vote in India?
5. Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
6. Who is in charge of a police station?
7. What is a democracy?
8. What does universal adult franchise mean?
9. Who keeps the land records of a village?
10. The head of a Gram Panchayat is the ______.

Answer the questions.

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