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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
2. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
3. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
4. Which Chola king built the Brihadeshvara temple at Thanjavur?
5. Who founded Sikhism?
6. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
7. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
8. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.
9. The dargah of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya is in ______.
10. Mirabai was a devotee of ______.

Answer the questions.

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