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

Answer the questions.

1. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
2. Limestone changes into ______.
3. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
4. Name the three layers of the Earth.
5. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
6. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
7. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
8. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
9. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
10. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument records earthquakes?
2. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
3. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
4. Rivers of ice are called ______.
5. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
6. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
7. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
8. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
9. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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