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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
2. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
3. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
4. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
5. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
6. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
7. A large bend in a river is a ______.
8. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
9. Which instrument records earthquakes?
10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument measures rainfall?
2. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
3. Name two permanent winds.
4. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
5. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
6. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
7. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
8. Which instrument measures air pressure?
9. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
10. What mainly causes tides?

Answer the questions.

1. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
2. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
3. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
4. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
5. Name an animal of the tundra.
6. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
7. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
8. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
9. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
10. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
2. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
3. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
4. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
5. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
6. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
7. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
8. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
9. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
10. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?

Answer the questions.

1. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
2. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
3. Who founded Sikhism?
4. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
5. The dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya is in ______.
6. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
7. Kabir was a famous saint of the ______ movement.
8. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
9. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
10. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?

Answer the questions.

1. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
2. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
3. What is a public service?
4. Who heads the state government?
5. Name two kinds of media.
6. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
7. Who makes laws for a state?
8. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
9. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
10. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.