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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Name two permanent winds.
2. Which instrument measures rainfall?
3. Which layer contains the ozone layer?
4. Streams of water that flow on the ocean surface in set directions are ______.
5. Which instrument measures air pressure?
6. What mainly causes tides?
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 ozone layer protects us from ______ rays.
10. Huge sea waves caused by undersea earthquakes are ______.

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Which sultan controlled market prices in Delhi?
2. Who began building the Qutb Minar?
3. Who wrote the Akbarnama?
4. Who built the Taj Mahal?
5. A Mughal officer who held a rank was called a ______.
6. Akbar’s idea of peace among all religions was called ______.
7. Who built the Red Fort in Delhi?
8. Who was the last powerful Mughal emperor?
9. Who built Fatehpur Sikri and the Buland Darwaza?
10. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?

Answer the questions.

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

Answer the questions.

1. Who makes laws for a state?
2. What is a public service?
3. What does “equality” in a democracy mean?
4. The chain of markets connects the producer to the ______.
5. A member elected to the state Legislative Assembly is an ______.
6. What does the mid-day meal scheme give children?
7. A government health centre in a village is called a ______.
8. Name two kinds of media.
9. A market held on a fixed day of the week is a ______.
10. Every adult having the right to vote is called ______.