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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
2. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
3. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
4. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
5. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
6. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
7. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
8. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
9. Name an animal of the tundra.
10. The grasslands of North America are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
2. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
3. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
4. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
5. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
6. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
7. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
8. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
9. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
10. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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