Legal Principle: When two or more persons agree to do, or cause to be done, (1) an illegal act or (2) an act which is not illegal by illegal means, through such an agreement such persons are said to have been engaged in a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence, it is said that no consummation of the crime need be achieved or even attempted.Factual Situation: X, Y and Z plan to kill D. They agree that only one among them, that is Z, will execute the plan. In pursuance of it, Z buys a gun and loads it. (CLAT 2014)

Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.