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HTML

<select name="zoom_cat[]" style="margin-left:15px;" id="contact_country">
    <option value=""  selected="selected">Nothing</option>
  
  <option value="0">Singam</option>
  <option value="1">Karadi</option>
  <option value="2">Poonai</option>
  <option value="3">Yaanai</option>
</select>

JavaScript

var myText = "Singam";
        $("#contact_country option:text=" + myText +"").prop("selected", "selected");