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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
2. What mainly causes tides?
3. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
4. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
5. Which instrument measures rainfall?
6. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
7. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
8. Name two permanent winds.
9. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
10. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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