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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
2. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
3. Which instrument records earthquakes?
4. A large bend in a river is a ______.
5. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
6. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
7. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
8. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
9. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
10. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
2. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
3. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
4. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
5. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
6. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
7. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
8. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
9. Name an animal of the tundra.
10. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?

Answer the questions.

1. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
2. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
3. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
4. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
5. Who built the Taj Mahal?
6. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
7. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
8. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
9. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
10. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?

Answer the questions.

1. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
2. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
3. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.
4. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?
5. Who founded Sikhism?
6. Kabir was a famous saint of the ______ movement.
7. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
8. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
9. Who founded the Maratha kingdom?
10. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?

Answer the questions.

1. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
2. Who makes laws for a state?
3. Who heads the state government?
4. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
5. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
6. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
7. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
8. What is a public service?
9. Name two kinds of media.
10. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?