#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// your code goes here
int tc;
cin>>tc;
while(tc--){
int a,b;
cin>>a>>b;
if(a==b){
cout<<0<<endl;
}else{
if(a>b){
if((a-b)%2==0){
cout<<1<<endl;
}else{
cout<<2<<endl;
}
}else{
if((b-a)%2==1){
cout<<1<<endl;
}else{
cout<<2<<endl;
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
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