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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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