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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which instrument measures rainfall?
2. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
3. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
4. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
5. What mainly causes tides?
6. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
7. Name two permanent winds.
8. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
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. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
3. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
4. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
5. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
6. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
7. Name an animal of the tundra.
8. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.
9. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
10. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Name two kinds of media.
2. What is the main aim of an advertisement?
3. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
4. What is a public service?
5. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
6. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.
7. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
8. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
9. Who makes laws for a state?
10. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?