Proponents of the recent banking law changes assert

[patanjali.purpose]

Proponents of the recent banking law changes assert that federal deregulation of investment procedures has neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and also has not compromised the government's basic long-term commitment to the free market.

a. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and also has not
b. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition or increased corporate monopoly or
c. not exposed smaller banks to unfair competition or increased corporate monopoly, nor has it
d. not exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and it has not
e. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition, increased corporate monopoly, nor has it

OA-C; why D is wrong

[anukrati]

Proponents of the recent banking law changes assert that federal deregulation of investment procedures has neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and also has not compromised the government's basic long-term commitment to the free market.

a. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and also has not
b. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition or increased corporate monopoly or
c. not exposed smaller banks to unfair competition or increased corporate monopoly, nor has it
d. not exposed smaller banks to unfair competition nor increased corporate monopoly, and it has not
e. neither exposed smaller banks to unfair competition, increased corporate monopoly, nor has it

OA-C; why D is wrong

In this question, the neither nor comparison is between the exposing and comprising.
The intent in D states that there is comparison between unfair competition and increased monopoly which is incorrect.
In C
Here exposing the small banks is to two things :- unfair competition and increased corporate monopoly.
Also, in this exposed is correctly compared with comprised.
This is the correct meaning of the entire sentence.