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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
2. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
3. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
4. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
5. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
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 wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
9. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
10. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
2. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
3. Which instrument measures air pressure?
4. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
5. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
6. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
7. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
8. Name two permanent winds.
9. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
10. What mainly causes tides?

Answer the questions.

1. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
2. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
3. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
4. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
5. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
6. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
7. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
8. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
9. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
10. The grasslands of North America are called ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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