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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument records earthquakes?
2. Rivers of ice are called ______.
3. A large bend in a river is a ______.
4. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
5. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
6. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
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. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
10. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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