The textbook aims to serve primarily all the undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental students, as well as postgraduate students of nursing, public health, health administration and public administration.

The purpose of this book is to guide students in answering MCQs which are a part of examination in various universities, postgraduate entrance test and other competitive examinations. About the Author : - GPI Singh Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.Sarit Sharma is Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

A woman in an arranged marriage is liberated by a desire that threatens her family and future An only child raised to become a dutiful wife, Astha is filled with unnamed longings and untapped potential. In the privacy of her middle-class Indian home, she dreams of the lover who will touch her soul. But her future was mapped out long ago: betrothal to a man with impeccable credentials, with motherhood to follow. At first, Astha’s arranged union with handsome, worldly Hemant brings her great joy and passion. But even after bearing him a son and daughter, she remains unfulfilled. Her search for meaning takes her into a world of art and activism . . . and a relationship that could bring her the love and freedom she desires. But at what cost to her marriage and family?