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

Answer the questions.

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

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.
2. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.
3. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
4. Who fought Akbar’s army at Haldighati in 1576?
5. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
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 makes laws for a state?
2. Name two kinds of media.
3. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
4. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
5. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
6. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
7. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
8. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
9. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
10. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?