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

Answer the questions.

1. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
2. Which star shows the north direction?
3. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
4. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
5. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
6. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
7. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
8. How many planets are there in the solar system?
9. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
10. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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