Comprehension Passage

In the following question, 1st and 4th statements are in their correct order. Rearrange the remaining statements and answer the question which follows:

1. In India, reservation is provided for historically backward and suppressed classes of Hindu society.

2. The top engineering colleges in India conduct an entrance test to admit students.However, because of the reservation system, the reserved seats go to candidates who scored less than half the marks as compared to general candidates.

3.  An example may be taken from the field of education.

4. The advantage of these reservations is that they allow these backward classes a chance at improving their lives and status in society and getting meaningful employment.

5. These include the scheduled caste or SC, scheduled tribe or ST and other backward classes or OBC.

6. The reservation is provided in the fields of education as lower cut-off marks for entry into educational institutes, reserving parliament or legislative assembly seats and reserving job vacancies.

7. They also get representation in various aspects of society and decision making, something that has been denied to them for a long time.

8. The disadvantage of the reservation is that it suppresses meritocracy, that is the availability of options to the most capable and deserving person.  

What is the seventh sentence after rearrangement?

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