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

Answer the questions.

1. Granite is an example of ______ igneous rock.
2. The process of one type of rock changing into another is the ______.
3. Which is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
4. Basalt is an example of ______ igneous rock.
5. Name the three layers of the Earth.
6. The core is made mainly of nickel and ______.
7. Clay changes into ______ under heat and pressure.
8. Rocks formed when molten magma cools are ______ rocks.
9. Rocks changed by great heat and pressure are ______ rocks.
10. Rocks formed from layers of deposits are ______ rocks.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who was the first and only woman ruler of the Delhi Sultanate?
2. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
3. In which year was the first battle of Panipat fought?
4. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
5. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
6. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
7. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
8. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
9. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
10. Which sultan shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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