#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <bitset>
#include <cassert>
#include <chrono>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <deque>
#include <forward_list>
#include <fstream>
#include <functional>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ios>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include <numeric>
#include <optional>
#include <queue>
#include <random>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <string>
#include <tuple>
#include <type_traits>
#include <unordered_map>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
using lint = long long;
using pint = pair<int, int>;
using plint = pair<lint, lint>;
struct fast_ios { fast_ios(){ cin.tie(nullptr), ios::sync_with_stdio(false), cout << fixed << setprecision(20); }; } fast_ios_;
#define ALL(x) (x).begin(), (x).end()
#define FOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(begin),i##_end_=(end);i<i##_end_;i++)
#define IFOR(i, begin, end) for(int i=(end)-1,i##_begin_=(begin);i>=i##_begin_;i--)
#define REP(i, n) FOR(i,0,n)
#define IREP(i, n) IFOR(i,0,n)
template <typename T> bool chmax(T &m, const T q) { return m < q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
template <typename T> bool chmin(T &m, const T q) { return m > q ? (m = q, true) : false; }
const std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> grid_dxs{{1, 0}, {-1, 0}, {0, 1}, {0, -1}};
int floor_lg(long long x) { return x <= 0 ? -1 : 63 - __builtin_clzll(x); }
template <class T1, class T2> T1 floor_div(T1 num, T2 den) { return (num > 0 ? num / den : -((-num + den - 1) / den)); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator+(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first + r.first, l.second + r.second); }
template <class T1, class T2> std::pair<T1, T2> operator-(const std::pair<T1, T2> &l, const std::pair<T1, T2> &r) { return std::make_pair(l.first - r.first, l.second - r.second); }
template <class T> std::vector<T> sort_unique(std::vector<T> vec) { sort(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.erase(unique(vec.begin(), vec.end()), vec.end()); return vec; }
template <class T> int arglb(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::lower_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class T> int argub(const std::vector<T> &v, const T &x) { return std::distance(v.begin(), std::upper_bound(v.begin(), v.end(), x)); }
template <class IStream, class T> IStream &operator>>(IStream &is, std::vector<T> &vec) { for (auto &v : vec) is >> v; return is; }

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr);
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec);
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp);
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp);
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl);

template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::vector<T> &vec) { os << '['; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, size_t sz> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::array<T, sz> &arr) { os << '['; for (auto v : arr) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class... T> std::istream &operator>>(std::istream &is, std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { std::apply([&is](auto &&... args) { ((is >> args), ...);}, tpl); return is; }
template <class OStream, class... T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::tuple<T...> &tpl) { os << '('; std::apply([&os](auto &&... args) { ((os << args << ','), ...);}, tpl); return os << ')'; }
template <class OStream, class T, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_set<T, TH> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::deque<T> &vec) { os << "deq["; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << ']'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::set<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_multiset<T> &vec) { os << '{'; for (auto v : vec) os << v << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class T, class U> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::pair<T, U> &pa) { return os << '(' << pa.first << ',' << pa.second << ')'; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::map<TK, TV> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
template <class OStream, class TK, class TV, class TH> OStream &operator<<(OStream &os, const std::unordered_map<TK, TV, TH> &mp) { os << '{'; for (auto v : mp) os << v.first << "=>" << v.second << ','; os << '}'; return os; }
#ifdef HITONANODE_LOCAL
const string COLOR_RESET = "\033[0m", BRIGHT_GREEN = "\033[1;32m", BRIGHT_RED = "\033[1;31m", BRIGHT_CYAN = "\033[1;36m", NORMAL_CROSSED = "\033[0;9;37m", RED_BACKGROUND = "\033[1;41m", NORMAL_FAINT = "\033[0;2m";
#define dbg(x) std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((cond) ? std::cerr << BRIGHT_CYAN << #x << COLOR_RESET << " = " << (x) << NORMAL_FAINT << " (L" << __LINE__ << ") " << __FILE__ << COLOR_RESET << std::endl : std::cerr)
#else
#define dbg(x) ((void)0)
#define dbgif(cond, x) ((void)0)
#endif

#include <cstdlib>
#include <vector>

// Binary lifting / `Doubling`
// Complexity: O(NlogN) precalculation / O(logN) per query
// https://atcoder.jp/contests/arc060/submissions/7039451
struct BinaryLifting {
    int N, lgD;

    bool is_valid(int idx) const { return 0 <= idx and idx < N; }

    std::vector<std::vector<int>> mat;
    BinaryLifting() : N(0), lgD(0) {}
    BinaryLifting(const std::vector<int> &to, int lgd = 0) : N(to.size()), lgD(lgd) {
        while ((1LL << lgD) < N) lgD++;
        mat.assign(lgD, std::vector<int>(N));
        mat[0] = to;

        for (int d = 0; d < lgD - 1; d++) {
            for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
                mat[d + 1][i] = mat[d][is_valid(mat[d][i]) ? mat[d][i] : i];
            }
        }
    }

    int kth_next(int now, long long k) const {
        assert(k >= 0);
        assert(k < (1LL << lgD));
        for (int d = 0; k and is_valid(now); d++, k >>= 1) {
            if (k & 1) now = mat[d][now];
        }
        return now;
    }

    // Distance from l to [r, \infty)
    // Requirement: mat[0][i] >= r (i = r, r + 1, ...) (monotone)
    int distance(int l, int r) const {
        if (l >= r) return 0;
        int ret = 0;
        for (int d = lgD - 1; d >= 0; d--) {
            if (mat[d][l] < r and is_valid(mat[d][l])) ret += 1 << d, l = mat[d][l];
        }

        if (!is_valid(mat[0][l]) or mat[0][l] >= r) {
            return ret + 1;
        } else {
            return -1; // Unable to reach
        }
    }
};

int main() {
    int N, Q;
    cin >> N >> Q;
    vector<int> A(N);
    cin >> A;

    vector<int> nexts(N, N);

    vector<pint> st;
    st.emplace_back(N, N);
    IREP(i, N) {
        while (st.back().first < A.at(i)) st.pop_back();
        nexts.at(i) = st.back().second;
        st.emplace_back(A.at(i), i);
    }

    const BinaryLifting bl(nexts);

    while (Q--) {
        int l, r;
        cin >> l >> r;
        --l;
        cout << r - l - bl.distance(l, r) << '\n';
    }
}