#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

template <typename T> class segTree
{
private:
  const T e;
  int num;
  std::vector<T> dat;
  T (*const eval)(T &, T &) {};
public:
  segTree(std::vector<T> &v, T E, T (*func)(T &, T &)) : e(E), eval(func)
  {
    int siz = static_cast<int>(v.size());
    for (num = 1; num < siz; num <<= 1);
    dat = std::vector<T> (2 * num - 1, e);
    for (int i = 0; i < siz; ++i) dat[i + num - 1] = v[i];
    for (int i = num - 2; i >= 0; --i) dat[i] = eval(dat[i * 2 + 1], dat[i * 2 + 2]);
  }
  segTree(int n, T E, T (*func)(T &, T &)) : e(E), eval(func)
  {
    for (num = 1; num < n; num <<= 1);
    dat = std::vector<T> (2 * num - 1, e);
  }
  void update_a(int i, T val)
  {
    for (i += num - 1, dat[i] = val; i != 0;)
    {
      i = (i - 1) / 2;
      dat[i] = eval(dat[i * 2 + 1], dat[i * 2 + 2]);
    }
  }
  void update_r(int i, T val)
  {
    for (i += num - 1, dat[i] = eval(dat[i], val); i != 0;)
    {
      i = (i - 1) / 2;
      dat[i] = eval(dat[i * 2 + 1], dat[i * 2 + 2]);
    }
  }
  T getval(int left, int right)
  {
    left = std::max(0, left), right = std::min(num, right);
    T ansl = e, ansr = e;
    for (left += num - 1, right += num - 1; left < right; left >>= 1, right >>= 1)
    {
      if (!(left & 1)) ansl = eval(ansl, dat[left]);
      if (--right & 1) ansr = eval(dat[right], ansr);
    }
    return eval(ansl, ansr);
  }
  T getval(int id) {return dat[num - 1 + id];}
};

int main()
{
  int n, q;
  cin >> n >> q;
  vector<int> a(n);
  for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) cin >> a[i];
  vector<vector<pair<int, int>>> qu(n);
  for (int i = 0; i < q; ++i)
  {
    int l, r;
    cin >> l >> r;
    --l;
    qu[l].push_back({r, i});
  }
  segTree<int> sg(n, 0, [](int &a, int &b) -> int {return a + b;});
  vector<pair<int, int>> st;
  vector<int> ans(q);
  for (int i = n - 1; i >= 0; --i)
  {
    while (!st.empty() && st.back().first < a[i])
    {
      sg.update_a(st.back().second, 0);
      st.pop_back();
    }
    sg.update_a(i, 1);
    st.push_back({a[i], i});
    for (auto [r, id] : qu[i])
    {
      ans[id] = r - i - sg.getval(i, r);
    }
  }
  for (int i = 0; i < q; ++i) cout << ans[i] << endl;
}