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[BTGmoderatorDC]

Despite the increasing number of women graduating from law school and passing bar examinations, the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent.

(A) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women have not risen to a comparable extent

(B) the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms have not risen comparably

(C) the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably

(D) yet the proportion of women judges and partners at major law firms has not risen to a comparable extent

(E) yet the proportion of judges and partners at major law firms who are women has not risen comparably

OA C

Source: Official Guide

[himalaya savalia]

Here, once we use the word 'Despite', using 'Yet' after the comma is redundant.
So eliminate options DE.

Now, in the underlined sentence, we are talking about 'the proportion'.
So we have to use singular verb 'has', and not 'have'.
So eliminate options AB.

Ans. C