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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
2. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
3. Which is the highest waterfall in the world?
4. A large bend in a river is a ______.
5. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
6. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
7. Which instrument records earthquakes?
8. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts is the ______.
9. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
10. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?

Answer the questions.

1. What mainly causes tides?
2. Which instrument measures air pressure?
3. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
4. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
5. Which instrument measures rainfall?
6. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
7. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
8. Name two permanent winds.
9. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
10. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
2. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
3. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
4. Who built the Taj Mahal?
5. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
6. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
7. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
8. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
9. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
10. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who heads the state government?
2. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
3. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
4. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
5. What is a public service?
6. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
7. Name two kinds of media.
8. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
9. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
10. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.