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

Answer the questions.

1. Which is the largest planet?
2. Saptarishi is part of which constellation?
3. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
4. Pieces of rock that burn up when they enter the Earth’s atmosphere are ______.
5. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
6. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
7. Groups of stars that form patterns are called ______.
8. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
9. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?
10. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

Answer the questions.

1. The Earth turns 15° of longitude in how much time?
2. Lines drawn parallel to the Equator are called ______.
3. Latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
4. How far ahead of Greenwich Mean Time is IST?
5. Latitude of the Tropic of Capricorn?
6. Indian Standard Time is based on which meridian?
7. The heat zone between the two tropics is the ______ zone.
8. Lines drawn from pole to pole are called ______.
9. Latitude of the Arctic Circle?
10. A model of the Earth is called a ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. What is a democracy?
2. What does universal adult franchise mean?
3. A city is divided into areas called ______, each electing a councillor.
4. Name the three levels of the Panchayati Raj system.
5. Who heads the administration of a district?
6. Who heads a Municipal Corporation?
7. Who is in charge of a police station?
8. What is the minimum age to vote in India?
9. Which body looks after a big city?
10. Who keeps the land records of a village?

Answer the questions.

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