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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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