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

Answer the questions.

1. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
2. Name the three layers of the Earth.
3. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.
4. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
5. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
6. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
7. Limestone changes into ______.
8. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
9. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
10. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.

Answer the questions.

1. A large bend in a river is a ______.
2. Which instrument records earthquakes?
3. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
4. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
5. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
6. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
7. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
8. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
9. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
10. Rivers of ice are called ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
2. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
3. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
4. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
5. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
6. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
7. Name an animal of the tundra.
8. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
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 built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
2. Who built the Taj Mahal?
3. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
4. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
5. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
6. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
7. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
8. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
9. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
10. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who heads the state government?
2. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
3. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
4. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
5. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
6. What is a public service?
7. Who makes laws for a state?
8. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
9. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
10. Who appoints the Chief Minister?