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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. In which layer of the atmosphere does weather happen?
2. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
3. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
4. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.
5. Which instrument measures rainfall?
6. The ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
7. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
8. Name two permanent winds.
9. What mainly causes tides?
10. Which gas in the air do plants need for photosynthesis?

Answer the questions.

1. The grasslands of North America are called ______.
2. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
3. Which plants grow in the cold tundra?
4. Name an animal of the tundra.
5. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
6. The grasslands of Africa are called ______.
7. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
8. Coniferous forests are also called ______.
9. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
10. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.

Answer the questions.

1. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
2. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
3. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
4. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
5. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
6. Who built the Taj Mahal?
7. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
8. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
9. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
10. Who began building the Qutb Minar?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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