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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
2. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
3. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
4. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
5. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
6. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
7. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
8. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
9. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
10. Name an animal of the tundra.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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