Social science (SST) worksheets for Class 7 — with answers

Answer the questions.

1. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
2. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
3. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
4. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
5. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
6. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.
7. Name the three layers of the Earth.
8. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
9. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
10. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
2. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
3. A large bend in a river is a ______.
4. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
5. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
6. Which instrument records earthquakes?
7. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
8. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
9. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
10. Rivers of ice are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
2. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
3. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
4. Which instrument measures air pressure?
5. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
6. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
7. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
8. What mainly causes tides?
9. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
10. Name two permanent winds.

Answer the questions.

1. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
2. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
3. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
4. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
5. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
6. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
7. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
8. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
9. Name an animal of the tundra.
10. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
2. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
3. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
4. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
5. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
6. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
7. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
8. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
9. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
10. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
2. The dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya is in ______.
3. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?
4. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
5. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
6. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
7. Who founded the Maratha kingdom?
8. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
9. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
10. Who founded Sikhism?

Answer the questions.

1. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
2. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
3. What is a public service?
4. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
5. Name two kinds of media.
6. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
7. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
8. Who heads the state government?
9. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
10. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.