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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
2. Which instrument measures rainfall?
3. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
4. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
5. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
6. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
7. What mainly causes tides?
8. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
9. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
10. Which instrument measures air pressure?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who built the Taj Mahal?
2. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
3. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
4. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
5. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
6. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
7. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
8. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
9. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
10. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
2. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
3. What is a public service?
4. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
5. Who makes laws for a state?
6. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
7. Who heads the state government?
8. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
9. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
10. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.