Why the refractive index of core is kept higher than the refractive index of cladding in an optical fibre?

What is optical fibre? Write its two important uses. 

Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder of refractive index $n_1$ surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index $n_2$. The light guidance in the structure takes place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media $n_1$ and $n_2$ as shown in the figure. All rays with the angle of incidence $i$ less than a particular value $i_m$ are confined in the medium of refractive index $n_1$ . The numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as $\sin i_m$.

If two structures of same cross-sectional area, but different numerical apertures $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{A}}_1$ and $\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{A}}_2$ $\left(\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{A}}_2<\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{A}}_1\right)$ are joined longitudinally, the numerical aperture of the combined structure is

Light guidance in an optical fiber can be understood by considering a structure comprising of thin solid glass cylinder of refractive index $n_1$ surrounded by a medium of lower refractive index $n_2$. The light guidance in the structure takes place due to successive total internal reflections at the interface of the media $n_1$ and $n_2$ as shown in the figure. All rays with the angle of incidence $i$ less than a particular value $i_m$ are confined in the medium of refractive index $n_1$ . The numerical aperture (NA) of the structure is defined as $\sin i_m$.

For two structures namely $S_1$ with $n_1=\frac{\sqrt{45}}{4}$ and $n_2=\frac{3}{2}$ , and $S_2$ with $n_1=\frac{8}{5}$ and $n_2=\frac{7}{5}$ and taking the refractive index of water to be $\frac{4}{3}$ and that of air to be 1, the correct option(s) is (are)

In an optical fibre, the propagation of light occurs due to which phenomenon? Write answer only.

A ray of light originates from inside a glass slab and is incident on its inner surface at an angle $\mathrm{\theta }$ as shown,

In this experiment the location $x$ of the spot where they ray hits the screen is recorded. Which of the following correctly shown the plot of variation of $x$ with the angle $\mathrm{\theta }$ ?

The principle used in the transmission of signals through an optical fibre is