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. A naturally occurring substance with a definite chemical make-up is a ______.
4. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
5. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
6. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
7. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
8. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
9. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
10. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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