Set the selected index of a Dropdown using jQuery

Question

How do I set the index of a dropdown in jQuery if the way I\'m finding the control is as follows:

$(\"*[id$=\'\" + originalId + \"\']\") 

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Answer 1

JQuery code:

$("#sel_status").prop('selectedIndex',1);

Jsp Code:

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