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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which ocean is named after a country?
2. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
3. Which is the largest ocean?
4. Which continent is covered with thick ice?
5. The layer of air around the Earth is the ______.
6. Which is the largest continent?
7. How many continents are there?
8. Which gas makes up most of the air?
9. The water on the Earth makes up the ______.
10. The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which war made Ashoka give up war?
2. Which mahajanapada became the most powerful?
3. Who was Chandragupta’s adviser and wrote the Arthashastra?
4. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.
5. The Vajji sangha was a ______, not ruled by one king.
6. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?
7. Megasthenes came to the court of which ruler?
8. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
9. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
10. Name a capital of Magadha.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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