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

Answer the questions.

1. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
2. Which instrument records earthquakes?
3. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
4. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
5. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
6. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
7. A large bend in a river is a ______.
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. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?

Answer the questions.

1. Name two permanent winds.
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 instrument measures air pressure?
5. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
6. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
7. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
8. What mainly causes tides?
9. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
10. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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