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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Name two permanent winds.
2. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
3. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
4. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
5. Which instrument measures air pressure?
6. What mainly causes tides?
7. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
8. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
9. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
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 near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
3. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
4. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
5. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
6. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
7. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
8. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
9. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
10. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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