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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. About how old are the Harappan cities?
2. Mehrgarh is known as one of the earliest places where people began ______.
3. Where was the Great Bath found?
4. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
5. The raised western part of a Harappan city is called the ______.
6. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
7. The Harappan cities grew along which river?
8. Have we been able to read the Harappan script?
9. Which Harappan city had a dockyard?
10. Which is the oldest of the Vedas?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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