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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
2. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
3. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
4. Name an animal of the tundra.
5. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
6. Forests whose trees shed their leaves in one season are ______ forests.
7. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
8. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
9. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
10. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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