Maharashtra SSC Self-Development & Art Appreciation Grade key terms

The ability to notice and understand your own thoughts, feelings, strengths, weaknesses and habits, and to recognise how these affect your behaviour and your relationships with other people.

The deliberate habit of looking back on your actions and feelings to understand why you acted as you did, so that you can repeat what worked and change what did not.

The overall value a person places on themselves, shaped by successes, failures and the messages received from family, teachers and peers; healthy self-esteem is realistic rather than boastful.

Belief in your own capacity to handle a task or situation, usually built by practising skills, preparing well and surviving small failures rather than by avoiding challenges.

The process of defining a clear, time-bound target and the steps needed to reach it, so that effort can be directed and progress can be measured and reviewed.

A structured self-assessment tool that lists personal Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, helping a learner plan development using an honest picture of internal ability and external circumstances.

Planning and controlling how hours are spent, typically by prioritising tasks, breaking large jobs into smaller ones, and scheduling study before leisure so deadlines are met calmly.

The set of healthy techniques used to keep pressure at a workable level, such as deep breathing, exercise, rest, planning ahead and talking to a trusted person instead of suppressing worry.

A specific action a person uses to deal with a difficult situation or feeling; positive strategies solve or accept the problem, while negative ones like avoidance or substance use make it worse.

The capacity to recover and keep functioning after setbacks, disappointment or loss, developed through supportive relationships, realistic thinking and practice in solving problems independently.

The ability to sense and understand another person's feelings and viewpoint and to respond with care, without necessarily agreeing with them or taking on their emotions as your own.

Listening with full attention in which the listener faces the speaker, avoids interrupting, and checks understanding by summarising or asking questions, so the speaker feels genuinely heard.

Communicating your needs, opinions and boundaries clearly and respectfully, without either aggressive behaviour that tramples others or passive behaviour that hides your honest position.

Practised ways of saying no to risky or unwanted offers, such as stating a firm no, giving a reason, suggesting an alternative, or leaving the situation with a friend.

Influence from people of similar age that pushes a person to adopt their attitudes or behaviour; it can be positive, encouraging good study or sport, or negative, pushing risk-taking.

A practical ability for handling everyday demands and challenges, such as decision-making, problem-solving, communication, self-awareness and managing emotions, learned and improved through practice.

One of the basic visual ingredients used to build any artwork: line, shape, form, colour, value, texture and space; artists combine these to create images and effects.

A guideline for arranging art elements effectively, including balance, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, proportion, unity and movement, so that a composition feels organised rather than accidental.

The overall arrangement of elements within the boundaries of an artwork, deciding where the main subject sits, how space is divided and where the viewer's eye travels first.

The area of an artwork that first attracts attention, created through contrast, size, colour intensity, isolation or placement, giving the viewer a clear entry into the image.

A type of visual balance in which the two halves of a composition mirror each other around a central axis, producing a formal, stable and often dignified effect.

Strong difference between neighbouring elements, such as light against dark or rough against smooth, used to create emphasis, depth and visual interest in a composition.

The lightness or darkness of a colour or tone, ranging from white through greys to black; value differences create the illusion of form, depth and lighting in a drawing.

The surface quality of an object as felt or seen, such as rough, smooth, prickly or soft; artists imitate real texture visually through mark-making and shading techniques.

A circular chart arranging hues to show relationships: primary colours that cannot be mixed, secondary colours made from two primaries, and tertiary colours between them.

A way of grouping hues by psychological feel: reds, oranges and yellows appear warm and advancing, while blues, greens and violets appear cool and receding, affecting mood in a painting.

The technique of varying tone to show where light falls and where shadow gathers, giving flat shapes the appearance of three-dimensional volume and solidity.

A drawing system that creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface, using a horizon line and vanishing points so that parallel lines appear to converge in the distance.

A drawing or painting of arranged inanimate objects such as fruit, vessels and cloth, used to study shape, proportion, light and texture under controlled conditions.

A folk painting tradition of the Mithila region of Bihar, done with fine line work and bright natural colours, featuring gods, animals, plants and geometric patterns filling the entire surface.

A tribal art of the Warli people of Maharashtra, made of white rice-paste figures and geometric shapes on a mud-brown ground, often showing daily life, farming and ritual dances.

Traditional art made by ordinary communities rather than trained professionals, passed down through generations and closely tied to festivals, rituals, daily work and local materials.

A small, highly detailed painting tradition of India, associated with Mughal, Rajput and Pahari courts, using fine brushes, mineral colours and often depicting rulers, lovers or seasons.

A large painting made directly on a wall or ceiling, such as the ancient Buddhist murals of Ajanta, often serving a public, religious or narrative purpose in a shared space.

In Indian classical music, a melodic framework of specific ascending and descending notes with characteristic phrases and a mood, performed within a particular time or season.

The rhythmic cycle in Indian classical music, a repeating pattern of beats organised into measures, kept by hand gestures or percussion and used to structure improvisation and composition.

A codified Indian dance form such as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi or Kathakali, using fixed gestures, rhythmic footwork, expressive storytelling and traditional costume and music.

A symbolic hand gesture used in Indian classical dance and sculpture to convey a specific meaning, object or emotion, forming part of the vocabulary of storytelling.

The aesthetic emotion or flavour that a work of art or performance evokes in the audience, such as love, heroism, compassion or wonder, central to classical Indian theory of art.

The principles that guide judgments of right and wrong conduct, helping a person decide how to act fairly and honestly even when no rule or observer forces them to.

The duty of individuals and groups to act for the good of the wider community, such as protecting the environment, helping the disadvantaged and respecting public property and rules.

Everyday awareness of the shared rules of public life, shown by queuing, keeping streets clean, following traffic rules and avoiding noise or litter that inconveniences others.