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HTML

<select id="app_id" class="selectpicker">
       <option value="">--Select--</option>
       <option value="1">Application 1</option>
       <option value="2">Application 2</option>
 </select>

JavaScript

jQuery("#app_id option").filter(function(){
    return $.trim($(this).text()) ==  'Application 2'
}).prop('selected', true);