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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Name an animal of the tundra.
2. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
3. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
4. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
5. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
6. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
7. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
8. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
9. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
10. Coniferous forests are also called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
2. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
3. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
4. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
5. Who built the Taj Mahal?
6. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
7. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
8. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
9. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
10. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who heads the state government?
2. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
3. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
4. Who makes laws for a state?
5. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
6. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
7. Name two kinds of media.
8. What is a public service?
9. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
10. Who appoints the Chief Minister?