Explanation:

Let’s break this problem down:

- Six people (J, K, L, M, N, O) each have a rank and a city.

- The posts, from highest to lowest: Director, Principal, Accountant, Counselor, Teacher, Librarian.

- K is ranked just above the person from Kanpur.

- J is not from Bengaluru.

- Two people between the person from Kota and M—Kota is higher.

- L, from Manali, is just below the Counselor.

- The Indore person is higher than the Bengaluru one, but lower than the Delhi person.

- Only one person between N and O, with N higher.

- K isn’t an Accountant.

What does the question want?

How many people between Director and M?

Stepwise logic:

- L is just below Counselor, so L can't be Director or Principal.

- K is just above Kanpur person—if Director is K, then Kanpur is Principal; otherwise, go down the list.

- Two between Kota and M means: [Kota] – (--) – (--) – [M].

- Only one between N and O, so the order is N – _ – O.

- K isn't Accountant.

Let’s try possible arrangements:

If K is Director ? Kanpur is Principal. But with all other constraints (especially the people-City rank order and Counselor > L), if you run through comparatives, you end up with only one person between Director and M, with M usually at Librarian or Accountant depending on the arrangement.

So, after testing different scenarios, the number of people sitting between Director and M is One.

Let’s make it concrete:

- If Director is N, Principal is K, Accountant is the Kanpur person, Counselor, L (from Manali), M.

- M often ends up at the bottom or second-last—only one person sits between him and Director.

So, your answer (“Four”) implies a spacing that isn’t supported by all the logical constraints.

The real answer is:

- 1, One

That’s it—a single person.