A will is a written instrument by which a person arranges for conveyance of property to take effect after death.

• A. Codicil
• B. Will
• C. Deed
• D. Trust

Answer: (B)

A will is a written document that directs how a person’s property should be distributed after death. It is designed to take effect only when the person has died and to name who will receive assets and who will handle the estate as the executor. The other options don’t fit this exact purpose: a codicil is simply a modification to an existing will, not the instrument that initiates post‑death transfer; a deed transfers property ownership and is typically used to convey title during life; a trust is a separate arrangement where someone holds property for others, which can be created during life or by a will (as a testamentary trust), but the basic instrument described here is the will itself.