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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

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. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire?
5. Who wrote the Ramcharitmanas?
6. The Ahom kingdom was in present-day ______.
7. Who founded Sikhism?
8. Which Chola king led his army to the Ganga?
9. Who was the most famous ruler of Vijayanagara?
10. Prithviraj Chauhan fought Muhammad Ghori at ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who appoints the Chief Minister?
2. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
3. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
4. Name two kinds of media.
5. What is a public service?
6. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
7. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
8. Who heads the state government?
9. Who makes laws for a state?
10. What is the main aim of an advertisement?