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

Answer the questions.

1. Which is the largest planet?
2. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
3. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
4. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?
5. Which star shows the north direction?
6. How many planets are there in the solar system?
7. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
8. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
9. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
10. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which ocean is named after a country?
2. A narrow strip of land joining two large landmasses is an ______.
3. The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the ______.
4. Which is the smallest continent?
5. The water on the Earth makes up the ______.
6. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
7. Which is the largest ocean?
8. The solid part of the Earth is the ______.
9. About what part of the Earth’s surface is covered by water?
10. Which continent is covered with thick ice?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
2. Where did the Buddha attain enlightenment?
3. Which mahajanapada became the most powerful?
4. Who was Chandragupta’s adviser and wrote the Arthashastra?
5. Who was the 24th tirthankara of the Jains?
6. Which war made Ashoka give up war?
7. The Vajji sangha was a ______, not ruled by one king.
8. Where did the Buddha give his first sermon?
9. India’s national emblem is taken from the Lion Capital at ______.
10. Ashoka spread the message of ______ through his inscriptions.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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