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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
2. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
3. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
4. A large bend in a river is a ______.
5. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
6. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
7. Which instrument records earthquakes?
8. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
9. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
10. Rivers of ice are called ______.

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. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
4. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
5. Which instrument measures rainfall?
6. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
7. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?
8. Name two permanent winds.
9. What mainly causes tides?
10. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
2. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
3. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
4. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
5. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
6. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
7. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
8. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
9. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
10. Who built the Taj Mahal?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who makes laws for a state?
2. Who heads the state government?
3. Name two kinds of media.
4. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
5. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
6. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
7. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
8. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
9. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
10. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.