Though it is circulated as a joke, I feel there is a deeper truth in it.

The person who drew the elephant correctly, is an artist. He is genius at that. Agreed.

This person is also a genius because he knew he cannot draw it. The question required an elephant. There was no restriction on the background or foreground and he drew it in such a way that there was an elephant and there was a wall that concealed his inability. This is a far bigger creativity in my opinion.

Marks-wise I know he might get zero. I hope the education system develops to an extent where they recognise creativity, and parallel thinking, rather than marking them dumb.