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HTML
<input type="radio" checked="checked" name="test" style="display:none" />
JavaScript
var chkd = $(':checked');
alert(chkd.length);
<input type="radio" checked="checked" name="test" style="display:none" />
var chkd = $(':checked');
alert(chkd.length);