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

Answer the questions.

1. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
2. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
3. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
4. In which type of rocks are fossils usually found?
5. Limestone changes into ______.
6. Name the three layers of the Earth.
7. Rocks formed from layers of deposits 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. Steep rocky coasts carved by sea waves are called ______.
2. A lake formed when a meander is cut off is an ______.
3. Land formed by river deposits at its mouth is a ______.
4. The wearing away of the land surface is called ______.
5. Which landforms does wind make in deserts?
6. The point on the surface right above the focus is the ______.
7. Rivers of ice are called ______.
8. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface is an ______.
9. An opening in the crust through which molten material comes out is a ______.
10. Which instrument records earthquakes?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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