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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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