Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1
elephantine task in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Idioms & Phrases
What is the meaning of the phrase "Elephantine task"?
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) A huge difficult task
Meaning: elephantine task = a task that is enormous and very hard to carry out *(विशाल और कठिन काम)*.
Origin.
*Elephantine* means *of or like an elephant* — huge, heavy, slow to move. The word is used figuratively for anything of great size or bulk, so an elephantine task is one as big as an elephant.
a huge difficult task *(बहुत बड़ा और कठिन काम)* — matches exactly; the idiom for this is also a Herculean task.
Why the others are wrong.
• a secret mission *(गुप्त अभियान)* — the idiom for that is *a cloak-and-dagger operation*.
• a simple chore *(आसान काम)* — the opposite; that is *a piece of cake* or *child's play*.
• a task involving elephants *(हाथियों से जुड़ा काम)* — the literal reading;
elephantine task – questions
Has elephantine task been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – elephantine task has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1.