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HTML
<select multiple="multiple" id="idCountry" size=10>
<optgroup label="ASIA">
<option value="AUSTRALIA">AUSTRALIA</option>
<option value="CHINA">CHINA</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="EUROPE">
<option value="FRANCE">FRANCE</option>
<option value="UK">UK</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
JavaScript
$('optgroup[label=EUROPE] option').prop('selected',true)