The correct option is A 22
Marks obtained by 20 students : 27,22,24,17,16,15,14,22,17,15,22,26,19,22,20,22,16,15,22,27
Arranging them in ascending order: 14,15,15,15,16,16,17,17,19,20,22,22,22,22,22,22,24,26,27,27
22 occurs 6 and maximum number of times in the data. Hence, 22 is the modal marks.