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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
2. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
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. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
7. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
8. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
9. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
10. Which instrument records earthquakes?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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