Question

The profession of a secretary is one of the oldest professions in the world.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The profession of a secretary is one of the oldest profession in the world. In ancient times important persons like Kings, Emperors, Businessmen etc. appoint the secretary to carry out their routine work like letter writing and keeping records of important events, matters etc. In addition to this certain confidential duties also were assigned to him.

(i) The term secretary is derived from the Latin word `Secretarius' which means a confidential writer.

(ii) In the old Roman empire a secretary was called `Scribae' which means professional letter writer.

(iii) In ancient Indian literature and historical documents the words like 'Amatya!, `Sachiva' and 'Chitnis' were used for a secretary.

(iv) In ancient times, important persons like kings, emperors, businessmen, etc. appointed Vazirs to carry out their routine work like letter writing and keeping records of important events, matters and confidential matters.

(v) It is as old as the human civilization.

(vi) Thus, the profession of a secretary is one of the oldest professions in the world.