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. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
5. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
6. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
7. Limestone changes into ______.
8. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
9. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
10. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.

Answer the questions.

1. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
2. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
3. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
4. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
5. A large bend in a river is a ______.
6. Rivers of ice are called ______.
7. Which instrument records earthquakes?
8. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
9. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
10. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?

Answer the questions.

1. What mainly causes tides?
2. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
3. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
4. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
5. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
6. Which instrument measures rainfall?
7. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
8. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
9. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
10. Which instrument measures air pressure?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. What is a public service?
2. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
3. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
4. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
5. Name two kinds of media.
6. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
7. Who heads the state government?
8. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
9. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
10. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.