# Coforge Aptitude Questions with Answers

8 previously-asked aptitude questions from Coforge's hiring process, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Written against the company's actual test pattern.

_Source: Astra (https://useastra.in). Updated 2026-09-05._

### 1. What is 30% of 150?

A. 45
B. 30
C. 50
D. 40

**Answer:** 45

**Explanation:** 30% of 150 = 0.30 * 150 = 45.

### 2. The sum of the ages of A and B is 40 years. A is 10 years older than B. What is the age of B?

A. 15 years
B. 20 years
C. 25 years
D. 10 years

**Answer:** 15 years

**Explanation:** Let B = x, then A = x + 10. So 2x + 10 = 40, giving x = 15.

### 3. If a worker completes one quarter of a job in 5 days, how long does the full job take at the same rate?

A. 20 days
B. 15 days
C. 10 days
D. 25 days

**Answer:** 20 days

**Explanation:** One quarter takes 5 days, so the whole job takes 4 * 5 = 20 days.

### 4. What is the simple interest on Rs 1200 at 5% per annum for 2 years?

A. Rs 120
B. Rs 100
C. Rs 150
D. Rs 60

**Answer:** Rs 120

**Explanation:** SI = 1200 * 5 * 2 / 100 = Rs 120.

### 5. Find the next term in the series: 3, 6, 11, 18, ?

A. 27
B. 25
C. 29
D. 24

**Answer:** 27

**Explanation:** The differences increase as 3, 5, 7, 9, so the next term is 18 + 9 = 27.

### 6. Pen is to Write as Knife is to ?

A. Cut
B. Sharp
C. Kitchen
D. Blade

**Answer:** Cut

**Explanation:** A pen is used to write just as a knife is used to cut.

### 7. Some pens are books. All books are papers. Which conclusion follows?

A. Some pens are papers
B. No pen is a paper
C. All pens are papers
D. Cannot be determined

**Answer:** Some pens are papers

**Explanation:** Since some pens are books and all books are papers, those pens are also papers, so some pens are papers.

### 8. A man walks 5 km north and then 5 km south. How far is he from his starting point?

A. 0 km
B. 10 km
C. 5 km
D. 25 km

**Answer:** 0 km

**Explanation:** Walking equal distances in opposite directions returns him to the starting point, so the distance is 0.

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