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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument records earthquakes?
2. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
3. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
4. Rivers of ice are called ______.
5. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
6. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
7. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
8. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
9. A large bend in a river is a ______.
10. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
2. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
3. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
4. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
5. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
6. Who heads the state government?
7. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
8. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
9. What is a public service?
10. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?