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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
2. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
3. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
4. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
5. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
6. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
7. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
8. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
9. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
10. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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