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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
2. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
3. Which instrument records earthquakes?
4. Rivers of ice are called ______.
5. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
6. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
7. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
8. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
9. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
10. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
2. Areas set aside to protect wild animals are ______.
3. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
4. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
5. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
6. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
7. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
8. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
9. Name an animal of the tundra.
10. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
2. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
3. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
4. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
5. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
6. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
7. Who built the Taj Mahal?
8. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
9. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
10. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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