how to select a default value in dropdown code example

Example 1: select dropdown default value

<select>
  <option value="" selected disabled hidden>Choose here</option>
  <option value="1">One</option>
  <option value="2">Two</option>
  <option value="3">Three</option>
  <option value="4">Four</option>
  <option value="5">Five</option>
</select>

Example 2: To set the dropdown default value using jquery

$("#SelectPayment option:selected").val('Cash');