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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.
2. Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ______.
3. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
4. Which instrument measures air pressure?
5. Name two permanent winds.
6. The rise and fall of sea water twice a day are called ______.
7. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
8. Which instrument measures rainfall?
9. What mainly causes tides?
10. The amount of water vapour in the air is called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Forests near the Equator with heavy rain all year are ______ forests.
2. Name a plant that grows in hot deserts.
3. Name an animal of the tundra.
4. The Gir forest is the home of the ______.
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. Which famous animal lives in the Sundarbans?
9. Forests that grow in salty coastal water are ______ forests.
10. The grasslands of Central Asia are called ______.

Answer the questions.

1. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
2. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
3. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
4. Who built the Taj Mahal?
5. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
6. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
7. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
8. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
9. Which Mughal emperor wrote his memoirs, the Baburnama?
10. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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