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

Answer the questions.

1. Which star shows the north direction?
2. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
3. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
4. How many planets are there in the solar system?
5. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.
6. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.
7. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
8. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
9. Which is the largest planet?
10. About how many days does the Moon take to go once around the Earth?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The solid part of the Earth is the ______.
2. The water on the Earth makes up the ______.
3. Which gas makes up most of the air?
4. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
5. Which is the smallest continent?
6. Which is the largest ocean?
7. Which is the largest continent?
8. About what part of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?
9. A narrow strip of land joining two large landmasses is an ______.
10. The layer of air around the Earth is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Have we been able to read the Harappan script?
2. The raised western part of a Harappan city is called the ______.
3. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?
4. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
5. Which animal’s tame form helped early farmers plough fields?
6. The Harappan cities grew along which river?
7. Where was the Great Bath found?
8. Early stone tools were made from stone, wood and ______.
9. About how old are the Harappan cities?
10. Which is the oldest of the Vedas?

Answer the questions.

1. Large kingdoms of ancient India were called ______.
2. Who was Chandragupta’s adviser and wrote the Arthashastra?
3. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
4. The Vajji sangha was a ______, not ruled by one king.
5. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
6. Which war made Ashoka give up war?
7. Ashoka spread the message of ______ through his inscriptions.
8. Which mahajanapada became the most powerful?
9. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.
10. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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