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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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