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. What is the Earth’s natural satellite?
3. About how long does sunlight take to reach the Earth?
4. Celestial bodies that shine with their own light are called ______.
5. Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun.
6. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter are ______.
7. Which planet is called Earth’s twin?
8. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
9. Why is the Earth called a unique planet?
10. Which star shows the north direction?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The solid part of the Earth is the ______.
2. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
3. The layer of air around the Earth is the ______.
4. How many continents are there?
5. The narrow zone where land, water and air meet and life exists is the ______.
6. The water on the Earth makes up the ______.
7. Which is the smallest continent?
8. A narrow strip of land joining two large landmasses is an ______.
9. Which continent is covered with thick ice?
10. Which gas makes up most of the air?

Answer the questions.

1. Which animal’s tame form helped early farmers plough fields?
2. Which Harappan city had a dockyard?
3. Where was the Great Bath found?
4. Mehrgarh is known as one of the earliest places where people began ______.
5. Have we been able to read the Harappan script?
6. Bhimbetka, famous for rock shelters and paintings, is in which state?
7. Early humans got their food by ______ and ______.
8. Early stone tools were made from stone, wood and ______.
9. Why did early humans keep moving from place to place?
10. About how old are the Harappan cities?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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